Q. A metallic container is completely filled with liquid. The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is $2.0 \times 10^{-6}$ per $^{\circ} C$ and the coefficient of cubical expansion of the liquid is $6.0 \times 10^{-6}$ per ${ }^{\circ} C$. On heating the vessel :

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Solution:

Coefficient of cubical expansion of container,
$\gamma_{c} =3 \alpha_{c}=3 \times 2 \times 10^{-6}\, {}^{\circ}C ^{-1}$
$=6 \times 10^{-6}\,{}^ {\circ} C ^{-1}$
Coefficient of cubical expansion of liquid,
$\gamma_{l}=6 \times 10^{-6}\, {}^{\circ}C ^{-1}$
Thus, both container and liquid will expand to same extent and level of liquid remain unchanged.