With the increase in temperature, the density of a substance, in general, ____________.

increases

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decreases

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first increase then decreases

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first decrease then increases

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Solution

The correct option is B decreases
Due to increase in temperature, objects vibrational energy increases resulting in decrease in density of the substance.

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Normally, solubility of a crystalline solid increase with temperature. Does it increase uniformly in all cases ? Name a substance whose solubility :

(a) increase rapidly withe temperature.

(b) increase gradually with temperature.

(d) initially increases then decreases with rise in temperature.

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