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Explain Child's law in layman's terms. Briefly discuss & provide an illustrative example.

14. A law that states that the current in a
thermionic diode varies directly with
the three-halyes power of anode
voltage and inversely with the square
of the distance between the
electrodes, provided operating
conditions are such that the current is
limited only by the space charge.
A. Hall's law
B. Joule's law
C. Child's law
Transcribed Image Text:14. A law that states that the current in a thermionic diode varies directly with the three-halyes power of anode voltage and inversely with the square of the distance between the electrodes, provided operating conditions are such that the current is limited only by the space charge. A. Hall's law B. Joule's law C. Child's law
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