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Thermometry and Thermal Expansion
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Thermal Expansions and it's types
3.0 Relation between $\alpha ,\,\beta \,$ and $\gamma $
4.0 Variation of Density with Temperature
5.0 The Expansion of Water
6.0 Questions
2.3 Volume Expansion
The fractional change in volume is proportional to change in temperature,$$\frac{{\Delta V}}{{{V_0}}} = \gamma \Delta T\quad or\quad \Delta V = \gamma {V_0}\Delta T$$Where $\gamma $ is the coefficient of volume expansion.