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During an all night cram session, a student heats up a one-half liter (0.50x10^-3b^3) glass (pyrex) beaker of cold coffee. Initaially, the temperature is 18 degrees celsius and the beaker is filled to the brim. A short time later when the student returns, the temperature is 92 degrees celsius. The coefficient of the volume expansion of coffee is the same as that of water. How much coffee in cubic meters has spilled out of the beaker?

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The expert calculates coefficients of the volume expansion. A complete, neat and step-by-step solution is provided.

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Coefficient of volumetric expansion for coffee (water), beta = 207/deg C

t1 = 18 ...

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