Explain the following: Why does not a Pyrex tumbler crack when hot water is poured in it? - Physics

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Why does not a Pyrex tumbler crack when hot water is poured in it?

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Pyrex glass tumbler does not crack on adding hot water because Pyrex glass has a low coefficient of expansion. It does not expand less when hot water is added to the tumbler.

Concept: Reactivity of Metals with Cold Water, Hot Water and Steam (With Products Formed).

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Chapter 5: Heat - Exercise [Page 232]

Q 78.2 Q 78.1 Q 79

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