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Metals can be reduced in size on applying pressure, the process is termed as (i)______ whereas reduction in size on cooling is termed as (ii) _____.The increase in size on heating is termed as (iii)________

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The increase in size of the material on heating is termed as expansion. The decrease in size of the material on cooling is termed as contraction. Materials can also be reduced in size on application of pressure. This is called compression
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