alleryStart learning →A heated metal expands. What changes between its particles?
ATheir number in the metal
BTheir individual masses
CTheir average separation
DTheir chemical identities
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Their average separation
Heating usually increases the average spacing between the metal's particles.
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