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Thermonic emission occurs in______________?

Correct answer: A. vacuum tubes

  • A. vacuum tubes
  • B. copper conductors
  • C. ferrite cores
  • D. transistors

Explanation

Thermionic emission is the release of electrons from a heated cathode, a process central to vacuum tubes. Ordinary copper conductors and transistors do not normally operate through thermionic emission.

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