ISRO Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 - Question 3

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If a circuit is formed consisting of two dissimilar metallic conductors, and if one of the junction has a temperature of T1 and the other is at higher temperature T2, a current flow in the circuit. This effect is called as

  • A. Petier Effect
  • B. Thompson Effect
  • C. Seeback Effect
  • D. Ferrenti Effect

Answer: C. Seeback Effect

Explanation: Current in a loop of two dissimilar metals with junctions at different temperatures is the Seebeck (thermoelectric) effect.

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