A mercury thermometer shows a column length of at and at

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Problem

A mercury thermometer shows a column length of

3.0\,\text{cm}

0\;^{\circ}\text{C}

and

23.0\,\text{cm}

100\;^{\circ}\text{C}

. Assuming a linear scale, calculate the temperature when the mercury column is

10.0\,\text{cm}

long.