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Gases, solids and liquids usually expand when heated. For a given temperature rise, gases expand more than liquids and liquids expand more than solids. Water has the unusual property of contracting as it is heated from 0°C to 4°C; it has its maximum density at 4°C.
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© 1987 H. J. P. Keighley
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Keighley, H.J.P. (1987). Expansion, Gas Laws, Thermometers, Kinetic Theory and Molecular Size. In: Work Out Physics GCSE. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09448-6_6
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