alleryStart learning →A straight bimetal strip bends on heating mainly because?
AIts metals expand unequally
BIts metals gain equal mass
CBoth metals expand equally
DOne metal becomes a liquid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Its metals expand unequally
Bonded metals with different thermal expansions cannot remain straight as they heat.
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