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Our interpretation of heat is based on the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of velocities among particles, the highest point on this distribution being the "temperature." As the heat energy increases (proportional to temperature) said distribution stretches to the right, meaning the average velocity of a particle increases. This increased velocity would either result in particles hitting the walls of the container with more frequency and force, resulting in a higher pressure (Gay-Lussac's Law) but if the volume of the container is not fixed (think balloon) then the volume will increase (Charles' Law) since there are the same number of particles but now they occupy a larger volume they would thus be more "spread out."

tl;dr heat increase=>temperature increase=>velocity increase=>volume increase (Charles' Law)=> "spread out" particles

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