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If a bimetallic strip is heated it will ...

If a bimetallic strip is heated it will :

A

bend towards the metal with lower thermal expansion coefficient

B

bend towards the metal with higher thermal expansion coefficient

C

not bend at all

D

twist itself into a helix

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A
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