College Physics
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Chapter 10.3, Problem 10.2QQ
If you quickly plunge a room-temperature mercury thermometer into very hot water, the mercury level will (a) go up briefly before reaching a final reading, (b) go down briefly before reaching a final reading, or (c) not change.
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