A glass vessel of volume v0 is completely filled with a liquid and its temperature is raised by △T. What volume of the liquid will overflow? Coefficient of linear expansion of glass =αg and coefficient of volume expansion of the liquid =γ.
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Solution
Volume of the liquid overflow = Increase in the volume of the liquid − increase in the volume of the container =[V0(1+γl△T)−V0]−[V0(1+γg△T)−V0]=V0△T(γl−γg) =V0△T(γl−3αg)(∵γ≈3α).