At room temperature, a brass ball easily passes through the brass ring. Next, the ball is heated to a higher temperature. The heated ball does not fit through the ring
Why does the heated ball not pass through the ring?

A. Heating increases the number of particles that make up the ball.

B. Heating increases the size of the particles that make up the ball.

C. Heating increases the mass of the particles that make up the ball.

D. Heating increases the distance between particles that make up the ball.