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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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© 1990 H.J.P. Keighley
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Keighley, J. (1990). Expansion, Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory. In: Work Out Physics GCSE. Macmillan Work Out. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11839-7_5
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