Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Solids ______ on heating and ______ on cooling.
Fill in the Blanks
Solution
Solids expand on heating and contract on cooling.
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Kerosene contracts on heating.
A longer rod expands ........... than a shorter rod on being heated to the same temperature.
State three factors on which depend the linear expansion of a metal rod on heating.
Why is one end of a steel girder in a bridge kept on rollers instead of fixing it in pillar?
A cubical metal solid block is heated. How will its volume change?
What is meant by thermal expansion?
Distinguish between a clinical and a laboratory thermometer.
Equal volumes of alcohol and mercury are heated uniformly in identical containers separately from 10°C to 50°C. Will both the liquids occupy the same volume? Give reason.
State three advantages of using mercury in a thermometer liquid.
What type of glassware is used in laboratories? Why?
