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QWhat is superficial expansion?

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  • A Expansion of a solid object in all directions ✔ ✖
  • B Expansion of a solid object in only one direction ✔ ✖
  • C Expansion of a liquid object in all directions ✔ ✖
  • D Expansion of a gaseous object in all directions ✔ ✖
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Superficial expansion refers to the increase in area of a solid object due to heating. It occurs in all directions, unlike linear expansion which occurs only in one direction.

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