MCQ
When a current passes through a wire whose different parts are maintained at different temperatures, evolution or absorption of heat all along the length of wire is known as
  • A
    Joule effect
  • B
    Seebeck effect
  • C
    Peltier effect
  • Thomson effect

Answer

Correct option: D.
Thomson effect

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