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What is the expansion in length of a solid on heating called?
AArea expansion
BRadial expansion
CVolume expansion
DLinear expansion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Linear expansion
Change in length alone is named linear expansion, in contrast to area and volume expansion.
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