WASSCE Physics · Heat & Thermal Physics
Thermal Expansion
Linear, area, and volume expansion of solids, liquids, and gases — with everyday applications.
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Across the topic: 7 sections · 4 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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2 lessons · 13 min
- 1Expansion of solids: linear expansivity and its applications7 minFree7 minFree
- Why solids expand
- Linear expansivity
- Area and volume expansivity
- Applications and problems of expansion
3 worked examples · 1 diagram
- 2Expansion of liquids and the anomalous expansion of water6 min Plan6 min Plan
- Expansion of liquids
- The anomalous expansion of water
- Expansion of gases (preview)
1 worked example · 1 diagram
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