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Chapter 16 Problem 8CQ

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Problem 8CQ

Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.

Sometimes the metal lid on a glass jar has been screwed on so tightly that it is very difficult to open. Explain why holding the lid under hot running water often loosens it enough for easy opening.

Solution

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We know that thermal expansion of metal lid is more than glass. So when the system emerges in hot running water both lid and jar expands

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions

Chapter 16 textbook questions

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