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A thermocouple is formed by two metals  and  metal  comes earlier to  in Seebeck series. If temperature of hot junction increases beyond the temperature of inversion, then direction of current in thermocouple will be from

a)

 to  through cold junction

b)

 to  through hot junction

c)

 to  through cold junction

d)

Both (b) and (c)



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A thermocouple is formed by two metals  and  metal  comes earlier to  in Seebeck series. If temperature of hot junction increases beyond the temperature of inversion, then direction of current in thermocouple will be from

a)

 to  through cold junction

b)

 to  through hot junction

c)

 to  through cold junction

d)

Both (b) and (c)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

In the normal condition current flows from  to  through cold junction. After increasing the temperature of hot junction beyond temperature of inversion the current is reversed  to  through hot junction or  to  through cold junction

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