A bimetallic strip consists of metals 
and 
. It is mounted rigidly at the base, as shown in the figure. The metal 
has a higher coefficient of expansion as compared to that of metal 
. When the bimetallic strip is placed in a cold bath,
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B
It will bend towards the higher coefficient of thermal expansion.
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