Describe the experiment to investigate actual expansion of solids, using a bimetallic strip

      

Describe the experiment to investigate actual expansion of solids, using a bimetallic strip.

  

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Raphael
Procedure:
1. Heat a brass-iron bimetallic strip using a Bunsen burner and make sure it is heated evenly.
2. Observe what happens after a short while.
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Discussion:
When a brass-iron bimetallic strip is heated it bends towards the iron. This means that brass expands more than iron and this causes the strip to bend towards the iron side. This shows that different materials expand at different rates when heated.
raphael answered the question on October 9, 2018 at 18:53


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