A bimetallic strip (brass/steel), which is straight at room temperature, will be immersed in boiling water and allowed to equilibrate. I will then remove the strip and quickly place it on a piece of graph paper to measure the deflection of the end, i. e. how far the end is away from the original line, measured perpendicular to the original line. The bimetallic strip is 222 mm long. The thickness was measured to be 0.036”.
Predict how far the end will deflect, to the nearest half millimeter.

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.

god i hope this !