Temperature measurement with a thermocouple

Article no. P1042400 | Type: Experiments

10 Minutes
10 Minutes
grades 7-10
Pupils
easy

Also part of:

Student set Heat 2, TESS advanced Physics

Article no. 15275-88 | Type: Set

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Principle

If two different metals are in contact, a contact potential results from the different electron affinity of the metals' surfaces. The size of this potential is a function of the temperature since the electron's kinetic energy increases with increasing temperature.
These potentials also occur when the thermocouple is connected to a voltmeter. However, they cancel each other (i.e., they do not falsify the measuring results) if both leads which are connected to the meter are of the same material.
A thermocouple consists of a pair of different metals, e.g. iron and constantan. If the two contact points have different temperatures, the difference between the contact potentials can be measured as thermo potential.

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