If there is an increase in the volume of a solid body due to heating, then the expansion is called_________.

linear expansion

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cubical expansion

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superficial expansion

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areal expansion

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Q. Expansion during heating
(a) occurs in solids only
(b) causes decrease in weight
(c) is due to increase of interatomic spacing

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a)superficial expansion b)linear expansion

c)cubical expansion d)quadar expansion

…………expansion is the increase in the area of a solid when heat is supplied to it.

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