A liquid-in-glass thermometer is marked so that the length of the liquid column is at…

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Problem

A liquid-in-glass thermometer is marked so that the length of the liquid column is

0.0\,\text{cm}

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

and

20.0\,\text{cm}

50\,^{\circ}\text{C}

. Assuming uniform expansion, what temperature corresponds to a column length of

35.0\,\text{cm}

? (a)

70\,^{\circ}\text{C}

(b)

56\,^{\circ}\text{C}

(c)

87.5\,^{\circ}\text{C}

(d)

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