Is there any way of stopping the thermal expansion of mercury.

Subject: Is there any way of stopping the thermal expansion of mercury.

Date: Tue Mar 28 11:46:06 2006
Posted by ryan
Grade level: undergrad School: N.A.I.T.
City: edmonton State/Province: alberta Country: canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1143571566.Ph

Message:


If mercury was heated up in a container, how stong would the container have to 
be to stop the thermal expansion of the mercury and the contair does not 
expand. I am trying to understand how powerful thermal expansion is.

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