Question: Consider the situation described in Problem 15. (a) Take into account the expansion of the glass and calculate how much water will spill out of

Consider the situation described in Problem 15.
(a) Take into account the expansion of the glass and calculate how much water will spill out of the glass. Compare your answer with the case where the expansion of the glass was not considered.
(b) By what percentage has the answer changed when the expansion of the glass is considered?
An ordinary drinking glass is filled to the brim with water (268.4 mL) at 2.0 °C and placed on the sunny pool deck for a swimmer to enjoy. If the temperature of the water rises to 32.0 °C before the swimmer reaches for the glass, how much water will have spilled over the top of the glass? Assume the glass does not expand.

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