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Why do solids expand on heating?

Why do solids expand on heating?
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The particles of solid vibrate about their mean position. When we heat the solid, the particles gets start vibrating at a larger amplitude.

This results in the particles moving apart from the neighbouring particles. This causes an increase in volume of solid and it expands.

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