materials usually expand when heated.
Alloys are several metals, and possibly some other substances, mixed together.
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No, metals always expand when heated and contract only when cooled.
It contracts when heated from 0 deg C to 4 deg C. Other substance expand when heated.
The two metals have different expansion rates when the strip is heated. This means that one of the metals will expand more than the other, causing the strip to bend.
Flame tests are often used to identify metals and other substances, such as sodium. If you expose the element sodium to flame, it will give off a bright, vibrant yellow color.
All those metals are considered to be Earth Elements, or substances that can be found on Earth and are pure since they can not be broken down into any other substances.
Most substances expand when heated.
Most substances expand when heated.
Among the alkali metals, the tendency to react with other substances increases form top to bottom within the group.Accompanying link shows the reaction from lithium through to cesium
Water and oxygen.