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1 Explain why a solid expands when it is heated.
2 Explain how the liquid in a thermometer changes so that it can be used to
measure a temperature.
3 Use particle theory to explain why solids and liquids cannot be compressed
(squashed into a smaller volume).
4 Use particle theory to explain why liquids and gases can flow.​

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Answer:

answer of question 1 is

Step-by-step explanation:

solids are denser than liquid and gases because solid particles are closely packed and do not have any empty spaces between their particels so when solid will heated its particles will spread and there will have more spaces between them so a solid expand on heating.

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