Current Electricity - Result Question 44

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46. A thermocouple of negligible resistance produces an e.m.f. of $40 \mu V /{ }^{\circ} C$ in the linear range of temperature. A galvanometer of resistance 10 ohm whose sensitivity is $1 \mu A /$ div, is employed with the termocouple. The smallest value of temperature difference that can be detected by the system will be

======= ####46. A thermocouple of negligible resistance produces an e.m.f. of $40 \mu V /{ }^{\circ} C$ in the linear range of temperature. A galvanometer of resistance 10 ohm whose sensitivity is $1 \mu A /$ div, is employed with the termocouple. The smallest value of temperature difference that can be detected by the system will be

3e0f7ab6f6a50373c3f2dbda6ca2533482a77bed:content/english/neet-pyq-chapterwise/physics/current-electricity/current-electricity—result-question-44.md (a) $0.5^{\circ} C$

(b) $1^{\circ} C$

(c) $0.1^{\circ} C$

(d) $0.25^{\circ} C$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 46. (d)

Solution:

  1. (d) 1 division $=1 \mu A$

Current for $1^{\circ} C=\frac{40 \mu V}{10}=4 \mu A$

$1 \mu A=\frac{1}{4}{ }^{\circ} C=0.25^{\circ} C$.