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Would You Prefer a Material with a High Work-function Or a Low Work-function to Be Used as a Cathode in a Diode?

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Would you prefer a material with a high work-function or a low work-function to be used as a cathode in a diode?

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We will prefer a material with low work-function to be used as a cathode in a diode, so that electron emission can occur using a small amount of energy.

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अध्याय 41: Electric Current through Gases - Short Answers [पृष्ठ ३५१]

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अध्याय 41 Electric Current through Gases
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