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A solid is heated from 0° to 100°C. Its volume increases from V1 to V2. It is now cooled to 0°C. Will its volume at 0°C be V1 or V2?

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Solution

At 0oC, the volume of the solid will be V1 again.
The molecules of solids are tightly packed. Therefore, on heating to 100oC, the molecules just vibrate at their specific positions, thereby increasing the volume. Once the solids are cooled back to 0oC, the molecules stop vibrating, thereby returning to their specific positions.

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