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The Gas Tank of Your Car Can Hold 60 L ×\times

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The gas tank of your car can hold 60 L of gasoline.Do you get more gasoline in terms of the number of moles when you fill your tank when the gasoline is cold or hot? The coefficient of volume expansion for gasoline = 930 ×\times 10-6/K and that of steel is 33 ×\times 10-6/K.


A) Gasoline is sold by volume so it does not make any difference.
B) Gasoline expands when the temperature increases,so you get more when it is hot.
C) Gasoline expands when the temperature increases,so you get less when it is hot.
D) Both gasoline and the tank expand so they cancel each other out.
E) It depends on whether it is regular or premium gasoline.

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