PhysicsCode 5054
Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Explain how thermal expansion is put to use and what it leads to in everyday settings, including the liquid-in-glass thermometer
- Account for the thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases using the movement and layout of their particles, and state how the amount of expansion compares across solids, liquids and gases
- Convert a temperature from kelvin to degrees Celsius, and the reverse; state and apply the relationship T (in K) = θ (in °C) + 273