An Automobile Gas Tank Is Filled to Its Capacity of 20.00

question 6

Multiple Choice

An automobile gas tank is filled to its capacity of 20.00 gallons with the gasoline at an initial temperature of 10 $\degree$ C. The automobile is parked in the Sun causing the gasoline's temperature to rise to 60 $\degree$ C. If the coefficient of volume expansion for gasoline is 9.6 *10^-4/ $\degree$ C, what volume runs out the overflow tube? Assume the change in volume of the tank is negligible.

• A) 1.74 gallons
• B) 0.96 gallon
• C) 0.72 gallon
• D) 0.30 gallon

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