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What happen to the mercury in thermometers when it is subjected to heat?

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Important Questions on Heat

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Which quantities remain fixed in the definition of volume expansion co-efficient of a gas? Name a non-metal, which is a good conductor of heat. 
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Describe an experiment to show that air expands on heating.
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The type of thermal expansion that takes place in gases is
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An empty glass bottle is fitted with a narrow tube at its mouth. The open end of the tube is kept in a beaker containing water. When the bottle is heated, bubbles of air are seen escaping into the water. Explain the reason.
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What does a bimetallic strip consist of?

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A glass stopper stuck in the neck of a bottle can be removed by pouring hot water on the neck of the bottle. Explain why ?
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Soft drink bottles are not filled completely. Why?

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State which expands more, when heated to the same temperature: solid, liquid or gas?
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Why are gaps left between successive rails on a railway track ?
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What do you understand by thermal expansion of a substance ?
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Why do telephone wires sag in summer ?
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Describe an experiment to show that same volume of different liquids heated to same rise in temperature expand by different amounts.
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Name two substances which expand on heating.
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Give reasons for: Small gaps are left between successive rail tracks.
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Name a liquid which is a good conductor of heat.
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Describe one experiment to show that liquids expand on heating.
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One end of a steel girder in a bridge is not fixed, but is kept on rollers. Give the reason.
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Describe an experiment to show that liquids expand on heating.
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State one application of thermal expansion of liquids.
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Why is a cement floor laid in small pieces with gaps in between?