Question
Physics Question on Current electricity
Thermocouple thermometer is based on
A
Peltier effect
B
Seebeck effect
C
photoelectric effect
D
Compton effect
Answer
Seebeck effect
Explanation
Solution
Seebeck discovered that on heating one of the junctions of a thermocouple, when keeping the other cold, a current is produced in the circuit. This effect is known as Seebeck effect. Therefore thermocouple thermometer is based on Seebeck effect.