Difference between Pettier effect and Joule effect :
Peltier effect:
(i) It is reversible.
(ii) Heat is evolved /absorbed only at the
junction.
Joule’s effect:
(i) It is irreversible.
(ii) Heat is produced through out the conductor.
Adjecent figure shows a point P near a long conductor XY carrying a current I. MN is a short current carrying conductor, kept at the point P, parallel to the conductor XY.
(i) What is the direction of magnetic flux density ‘B’ at the point P due to the current flowing through XY?
(ii) What is the direction of the force experienced by the conductor MN due to the current flowing through XY?