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Published on: September 12, 2026
A bakelite beaker has volume capacity of
at
. When it is partially filled with
volume (at
) of mercury, it is found that the unfilled volume of the beaker remains constant as temperature is varied. If
and
where
is the coefficient of volume expansion, then
(in
) is close to
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
20
(20) JEE Main 2020


And for Mercury

Unfilled volume 


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