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Adding heat to a solid gradually dilutes the structure and coalescent influence and increases their spacing (disperse). Any further continued injection of none binding heat units into the mass leads to gradual expansion (dispersion), eventually initiates a phase change. More information can be found in the related links section below.

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solids expand less than gases because solid particles were so compacted compared to gas

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because solids are tightly packed and they have no freedom to move around

as gases molecules move around freely

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