When a bimetallic bar made of copper and iron strips is heated, the bar bends toward the iron strip. The reason for this is

A) iron gets hotter before copper.
B) copper gets hotter before iron.
C) copper expands more than iron.
D) iron expands more than copper.
E) none of the above


C

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