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Instrumentation & Process Control
Measurement Instruments
GATE 2019
Easy

A thermocouple senses temperature based on the

  • ANernst Effect
  • BMaxwell Effect
  • Seebeck Effect
  • DPeltier Effect

Explanation

Thermocouples work via the Seebeck effect (a temperature-difference-induced voltage across dissimilar-metal junctions).

Source: GATE CH 2019 (2019)

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