JEE PHYSICS MCQ: THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

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The cofficient of volume expansion of a liquid is

\boldsymbol{\gamma}

, it is filled in a container of a material having the coefficient of linear expansion

\boldsymbol{\alpha}

. If the liquid overflows on heating:

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Correct option: B

\gamma>3 \alpha

Option B (

\gamma>3 \alpha

) is correct because for the liquid to overflow, its volume expansion must be greater than the container's volume expansion.

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