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Gases expand ______ than liquids.

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Solution

Gases expand more than liquids.

Gases have no bonds between their molecules, and intermolecular forces of attraction are very weak, thus they are free to expand. But liquid molecules are bonded with each other, so they expand less than that of gases.

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