Expanding varchar2 column

A co-worker needs to modify a varchar2 column from 100 bytes to 200 bytes in a large table. We think that it will just modify the data dictionary and not do a full table scan. Does anyone know for sure? Yep, I've RTFM'd and google'd and metalink'd it. Thx.  

Mark Strickland
Seattle, WA

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