How does a thermocouple work in terms of electron flow at junctions

Subject: How does a thermocouple work in terms of electron flow at junctions

Date: Tue Sep 28 04:15:36 1999
Posted by Crysalis
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Does one junction become positve when heated and one negetive when cooled? 
Why a junction? What do the different metals have to do with it? Would you 
explain to me how a thermocouple works in detail.

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