The temperature of in version of a thermocouple is 6200C and the neutr...
-1600C
d) cannot be determined
Answer:
b) 200C
Explanation:
The temperature difference between the hot junction and the cold junction is the sum of the temperature of the hot junction and the neutral temperature, minus the temperature of the cold junction. So,
Hot junction temperature - Cold junction temperature = Hot junction temperature + Neutral temperature - Neutral temperature - Cold junction temperature
Thus, Cold junction temperature = Neutral temperature - Hot junction temperature + Hot junction temperature - Cold junction temperature
Plugging in the given values, we get:
Cold junction temperature = 3000C - 6200C + Cold junction temperature
Simplifying, we get:
Cold junction temperature = -3200C + Cold junction temperature
Bringing the Cold junction temperature to the left side, we get:
0 = -3200C
Thus, Cold junction temperature = 0 - (-3200C) = 3200C
Therefore, option (d) cannot be the answer. However, this answer doesn't make sense, since it implies that the cold junction is hotter than the hot junction. This is not possible, so we can conclude that there must be an error in the problem statement. The most likely possibility is that the neutral temperature should be 6000C instead of 3000C. In that case, the correct calculation would be:
Cold junction temperature = 6000C - 6200C + Cold junction temperature
Simplifying, we get:
Cold junction temperature = -200C + Cold junction temperature
Bringing the Cold junction temperature to the left side, we get:
0 = -200C
Thus, Cold junction temperature = 0 - (-200C) = 200C
Therefore, the correct answer is option (b).
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