Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 111

Question: A thermo couple is formed by two metals X and Y metal X comes earlier to Y in Seebeck series. If temperature of hot junction increases beyond the temperature of inversion. Then direction of current in thermocouple will so

Options:

A) X to Y through cold junction

B) X to Y through hot junction

C) Y to X through cold junction

D) Both (b) and (c)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

In the normal condition current flows from X to Y through cold. While after increasing the temperature of hot junction beyond temperature of inversion. The current is reversed i.e. X to Y through hot junction or Y to X through cold junction.