Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Thermodynamics · easy

A thermocouple measures temperature based on the:

1. Peltier effect
2. Joule effect
3. Doppler effect
4. Seebeck effect

Answer

D. Seebeck effect

Solution

Two dissimilar metals joined at junctions of different temperatures produce an emf (Seebeck effect).

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