Question: Which of the following is universally employed as the low expansion metal in the bimetallic thermometer, which is an iron-nickel alloy containing 36% nickel and has very low co-efficient of expansion (l/20th of ordinary metals) ?

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A : Invar

B : Constantan

C : Chromel

D : Alumel

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