Choose the incorrect option: Expansion during heating:
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occurs only in a solid
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increases the density of the material
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decreases the density of the material
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occurs at the same rate for all liquids and gaseous.
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Correct answer
Explanation
$A)$ The incorrect sentence is option $A$ because expansion during heating occurs in all kinds of substance. Solid, liquid, and gas expanse when heated. The reason is this, all materials, as you know, are made up of atoms. The kinetic enery of the materials and their atoms move or vibrate more at any temperature above absolute $0$ ($-273$ degree celsius). Thus the atoms take up more space upon heating and the material expands.
The other options are true.
$B)$ A hot material is heavier than the cold one. So it is true.
$C)$ During heating, the molecules expand and they create more distance between them. Thus heating decreases the density of the material.
$D)$ This option is also quite wrong because not all solids and liquids (or gas, per say) expand at the same rate. The reason is this, at same temperature, solid expands the lesser than liquid, and gasses the most.