Solved: When a mercury thermometer is heated, the mercury

Chapter 7, Problem 53TAE

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When a mercury thermometer is heated, the mercury expands and rises in the thin tube of glass. What does this indicate about the relative rates of expansion for mercury and glass? What would happen if their expansion rates were the same?

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