The area of a circular copper coin increases by $0.4 \%$ when its temperature is raised by $100^{\circ} C$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the coin is:

$A$ cylinder has a piston at a temperature of $30^{\circ} C$. There is an all-round clearance of $0.08 \ mm$ between the piston and the cylinder wall. If the internal diameter of the cylinder is $15 \ cm$,what is the temperature at which the piston will fit into the cylinder exactly (in $^{\circ} C$)? $(\alpha_p = 1.6 \times 10^{-5} /^{\circ} C$ and $\alpha_c = 1.2 \times 10^{-5} /^{\circ} C)$

$A$ composite rod made up of two rods $AB$ and $BC$ are joined at $B$. The rods are of equal length at room temperature and have equal masses. The coefficient of linear expansion $\alpha$ of $AB$ is more than that of $BC$. The composite rod is suspended horizontally by means of a thread at $B$. When the rod is heated:

The ratio of linear expansivity to the coefficient of superficial expansion of a rectangular sheet of a solid is

Solids expand on heating because

What happens during the thermal expansion of a material when it is heated?