A liquid is heated in a container. Which of the two will expand?

Only the liquid

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Neither

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Only the container

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Both

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Solution

The correct option is D Both
When a liquid is heated, it is done by keeping the liquid in some container and supplying heat energy to the liquid through the container. The thermal energy supplied will be partly used in expanding the container and partly used in expanding the liquid. Hence, both the container and the liquid would expand.

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