alleryStart learning →Equal volumes of ordinary liquid and solid warm equally. Which usually expands more?
AThe liquid
BThe solid
CBoth equally
DNeither expands
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The liquid
Liquids generally have greater thermal expansion than solids for the same rise in temperature.
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