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Activity 5 (Physics)

1) The document describes an experiment to observe the effect of heating on a bimetallic strip made of brass and iron. 2) When heated, the bimetallic strip bends into an arc with the brass side convex because brass expands more than iron with changes in temperature. 3) When cooled, the bimetallic strip becomes straight again and may bend the other way, with the brass side now concave, as brass contracts more than iron upon cooling.

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Activity 5 (Physics)

1) The document describes an experiment to observe the effect of heating on a bimetallic strip made of brass and iron. 2) When heated, the bimetallic strip bends into an arc with the brass side convex because brass expands more than iron with changes in temperature. 3) When cooled, the bimetallic strip becomes straight again and may bend the other way, with the brass side now concave, as brass contracts more than iron upon cooling.

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Activities

ACTIVITY B-2
Aim: To observe and explain the effect of heating on a bimetallic strip.

Apparatus
A bimetallic strip of brass and iron, a clamp stand and a burner
Theory
The thermal expansion of different solids is different even for the same change in temperature. A solid having larger vialue or
by taking thin
and vice versa. A bimetallic strip is prepared
coeiicient ot thermal expansion (large o) expands by
more amount

strips of brass and iron and riveting them


together at intervals of about 3-4 cm. The
on
Iron o
bimetallic strip is straight at room temperature.
On heating, the bimetallic strip bends with
brass strip on the convex (or outer)
side as Brass Brass
brass has more coefficient of linear expansion Brass
than iron. On cooling (say, in freezing mixture (6) On heating (C) On cooling
(a) At room temperature
of ice and common salt), this bimetallic
strip bends with brass side on the concave
Fig. B-3
(or inner) side as brass now will contract by

larger amount than iron.

Diagram

Brass

Fig. B-4
Procedure
stays that it horizontal with brass on the lower side.
it an
iron stand such end bends
i) Take a thin bimetallic strip and clamp atinits free the
i) Using a burner, heat the bimetallic strip end. The free in the form
of an arc with brass on convex

brass has more coefticient of linear expansion than iron.


side and iron on the concave side. This shows that
cooled. 1he bimetalic strip becomes straight again when it attains room

(ii) Remove the burner, the bimetallie strip gets

temperature.

Conclusion
coetficient of linear expansion of metals constituting it.
On the bimetallic strip bends showing unequal
) heating,
has coetficient of linear expansion than iron.
() Brass greater

Precautions
compared as to its width.
) The length of bimetallic stnp should be large
() One end of the bimetallic strip should be clamped firmly.
not be touched with hand.
The hot bimetallic strip should
(11) on the lower side.
(v) The brass strip should be kept

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