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Question
A bimetal strip is shown in the below diagram before heating. Draw a diagram to show how it bends on heating and on cooling.
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Solution
The diagram is to show how the given strip bends and cools. Due to heating, the copper bends more than invar due to the high coefficient of linear expansion of copper.
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