Given:
Work function of tungsten = 4.5 eV
Initial temperature of tungsten filament, T = 2000 K
Final temperature of tungsten filament, T' = 2010 K
Let the emission current at (T = 2000 K) be i.
Let the emission current at (T' = 2010 K) be i'.
The emission currents are given by
Dividing i by i', we get: