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Standard XII
Physics
Thermal Expansion
a bimetallic ...
Question
a bimetallic strip is made of aluminium and steel
(
α
A
L
>
α
s
t
e
e
l
)
. On heating, the strip will
A
remain straight
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B
get twisted
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C
will bend with aluminium on concave side.
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D
will bend with steel on concave side.
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Solution
The correct option is
D
will bend with steel on concave side.
Since
α
A
L
>
α
s
t
e
e
l
, so on heating the bimetallic strip, aluminium strip will expand more than that of steel strip.
Due to it, steel strip will bend on concave side
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