The respective temperatures of cold and hot junctions of a Sb- Bi and a Fe-Cu thermocouple are same. If E1 and E2 are the respective thermo emf developed in the two cases, then
A
E1=E2
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B
E1<E2
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C
E1>E2
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D
Cannot be predicted
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Solution
The correct option is BE1>E2 According to thermoelectric series, as the distance between the 2 materials in the series to form thermocouple increases, the thermo emf increases. In thermoelectric series Bi and Sb are at the extremes of the series ,therefore thermo emf of Sb-Bi is maximum.