Lynde, Carleton John, b. 1872 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 96
ds, andbubbles of air issue from the lowerend of the tube. This shows thatwhen air is heated it expands. Ifnow the air is allowed to cool, itdecreases in volume, and water isforced up the tube by atmosphericpressure. This shows that aircontracts when cooled. These experiments illustrate theeffect… … 82 PHYSICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD With a few exceptions, solids, liquids, and gases expand whenheated and contract when cooled. This is the law of expansionand contraction. Rates of expansion. — It has been found by careful experi-ment that^aJLsolids ajKUalkliquids have different rates of ex-pansion, but…
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