1) A copper resistor at 20°C is to used to indicate the temperature of

bearings of a machine. What resistance should not be exceeded if the

maximum bearing temperature is not to exceed 150°C.? The resistance
temperature coefficient of copper is 0.00393/°C at 20°C.

2) A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 150 Ω at 0°C.

what is the resistance when the temperature is 200°C? When the
temperature has a resistance of 400Ω, what is the value of temperature?
Platinum has a resistance temperature coefficient of 0.0039/°C.

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3) A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 100 Ω at 25°C.
a) find its resistance at 65°C if Platinum has a resistance temperature
coefficient of 0.0039/°C.
b) If the thermometer has a resistance of 150Ω, calculate the value of
temperature?

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4) A thermocouple circuit uses a chromel-alumel thermocouple which
gives an emf of 33.3 mv when measuring a temperature of 800°C with
the reference temperature 0°C. the resistance of the meter coil, Rm is
50Ω and a current of 0.1 mA gives FSD. The resistance of junctions
and leads, Re is 12Ω. Calculate resistance of series resistance if a
temperature of 800°C is to give FSD.

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5) A thermistor has a characteristic temperature β of 3000° K. if its
resistance is 100KΩ at 300K, what will be its resistance at 600K?

6) A Thermistors has a resistance temperature coefficient of -5% over a

temperature range of 25°C to 50°C. if the resistance of the thermistor is
100Ω at 25°C, what is the resistance at 35°C.

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7) A Thermistors has a resistance of 3980 Ω at the ice point and 794 Ω
at 50°C. the resistance temperature relationship is given by RT = a R0
exp (b/T).
Calculate the constants a & b. calculate the range of resistance to be
measured in case the temperature varies from 40°C to 100°C.

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8) The resistance temperature relationship for a thermistor is given by:
RT2 = RT1 exp β (1/T2 – 1/T1)
If the value of β is 4000°k and the resistance of thermistor is 200 KΩ at -
100°C find the value of resistance `at 400°C. Find the ratio of two
resistances. Find the ratio of two resistances for platinum over the same
temperature.
Platinum has a resistance temperature coefficient of 0.0039/°C.

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9) A germanium crystal having dimensions of 5×5×2 mm is used for
measurement of flux density. Hall effect co-efficient is -8×10-3 V-
m/AWbm-2. If the current density in the crystal is 0.3 A/mm2 and the
voltage developed is -0.36 V. Find the value of flux density.

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10) A hall effect transducer is used for the measurement of a magnetic
field of 0.5 Wb/m2. The 2 mm thick slab is made of bismuth for which
the hall coefficient is -1× 10-6 Vm/(A-Wb m-2) and a current is 3 A.
Calculate the Hall voltage.

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11) A Hall Effect element used for measuring a magnetic field strength
gives an output voltage 10mv. The element is made of silicon and is
3.0×10-3m thick and carries a current 2 amp. The hall co-efficient is
4.1×10-6 V-m/A- wb m-2. Find magnetic field strength.

Wb m-2
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