Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
What is thermal expansion?
Advertisements
उत्तर
The expansion of a substance on heating is called thermal expansion.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Equal volumes of different liquids expand by a different amount when they are heated to the same rise in temperature.
The increase in length of a metal rod depends on
What is meant by thermal expansion?
What are the different types of thermal expansions?
Give reasons for the following:
Telephone wires sag in summer.
The diagram shows a sketch graph showing a change in volume of a given mass of ice at -5°C to water at 15°C.

(i) Why does the temperature along BC remain constant?
(ii) When is the volume of water minimum?
(iii) At what temperature does water have maximum density? Explain.
A bimetal strip is shown in the below diagram before heating. Draw a diagram to show how it bends on heating and on cooling.

Solids ______ on heating and ______ on cooling.
What type of glassware is used in laboratories? Why?
