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Item AM052004: When an iron frying pan heats up, the distance between the iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger.
A cook places an iron frying pan on the stove. What happens as the iron pan heats up?
- The number of iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger.
- The number of iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same.
- The distance between the iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger.
- The distance between the iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same.
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Gender |
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| n = 2899 |
6–8 n = 1787 |
9–12 n = 1104 |
Male n = 1386 |
Female n = 1473 |
English n = 2591 |
Other n = 276 |
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| A. | The number of iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger. | 14% | 16% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 20% |
| B. | The number of iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same. | 29% | 30% | 29% | 26% | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| C. | The distance between the iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger. | 35% | 30% | 43% | 42% | 28% | 35% | 28% |
| D. | The distance between the iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same. | 22% | 25% | 17% | 18% | 25% | 22% | 24% |