Qstnid -I-9-the Cathode Of A Diode Valve Is Replaced By Another Cathode Of Double The Surface Area. Keeping The Voltage And Temperature Conditions The Same, Will The Place Current Decrease, Increase Or Remain The Same? - 41: Electric Current Through Gases

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The cathode of a diode valve is replaced by another cathode of double the surface area. Keeping the voltage and temperature conditions the same, will the place current decrease, increase or remain the same?
Ans : As the rate of emission of thermions is directly proportional to the surface area of the surface emitting it, the plate current doubles if the cathode of a diode valve is replaced by another cathode of double the surface area.Hence plate current increases.
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