A certain liquid shows an apparent coefficient of cubical expansion of when heated in…

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Problem

A certain liquid shows an apparent coefficient of cubical expansion of

4.0\times10^{-4}\,\text{K}^{-1}

when heated in a steel container whose cubical expansion coefficient is

3.6\times10^{-5}\,\text{K}^{-1}

. The same liquid shows an apparent coefficient of

3.0\times10^{-4}\,\text{K}^{-1}

when heated in a glass container. Determine the cubical expansion coefficient of the glass container. (a)

4.36\times10^{-4}\,\text{K}^{-1}

(b)

6.4\times10^{-5}\,\text{K}^{-1}

(c)

1.36\times10^{-4}\,\text{K}^{-1}

(d)

3.36\times10^{-4}\,\text{K}^{-1}