Answer to Question #37930 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for EAR

Question

The cavity within a copper [β = 51 × 10-6 (C°)-1] sphere has a volume of 1.190 × 10-3 m3. Into this cavity is placed 1.100 × 10-3 m3 of benzene [β = 1240 × 10-6 (C°)-1]. Both the copper and the benzene have the same temperature. By what amount ΔT should the temperature of the sphere and the benzene within it be increased, so that the liquid just begins to spill out?