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Matter __________ on heating and _________ on cooling.


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Expands

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Contracts

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Solution

  • Anything that occupies space and have mass is called matter. Matter exists in all three states i.e. Solids , Liquids and Gases.
  • Example
  1. Ice melts to form water while heating i.e. increasing temperature.
  2. Water freezes to form ice while cooling i.e. decreasing temperature.
  • Matter expands on heating and contracts on cooling.

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