A thermocouple of negligible resistance produces an e.m.f. of 40µV/C in the linear range of temperature. A galvanometer of resistance 10Ω whose sensitivity is 1µA/div, is employed with the thermocouple. The smallest value of temperature difference that can be detected by the system will be?
0.5C
0.1C
0.25C
1C
Solution:
1 division = 1µA Current for 1C = 40µV/10Ω = 4µA 1µA = 1/4 C = 0.25C