Substances decrease in size on____________(heating/cooling) and contract.

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Solution

Thermal contraction:
Thermal contraction is a decrease in a material's volume on cooling it. As the temperature decreases, the average kinetic energy of the particles decreases and it slows down and gets closer together. As a result substances decrease in size.
Thus, Substances decrease in size on cooling and contract.

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