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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 3. Matter and Thermodynamics » B. Heat and Temperature

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
    • A. Fluids
    • B. Heat and Temperature
      • 110. Adiabatic Process
      • 10. Anisotropic Heat Conduction
      • 20. Conductivity
      • 30. Drinking Bird and Love Meter
      • 40. Expansion
      • 50. Firewalking
      • 60. Fun With LN2
      • 70. Galileo's Air Thermometer
      • 80. Gummy Bear Incinerator
      • 90. Specific Heat
      • 100. Thermocouple
    • C. Matter
    • D. Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

100. Thermocouple

Dissimilar metal wires with two junctions are hooked to a galvanometer. Heating one of the junctions with your fingers produces a substantial reading.

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