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What does a catalytic bead sensor detect?

  • A.Toxic gas by its reduction at an electrode
  • B.Oxygen by its paramagnetic susceptibility
  • C.Any gas by the change in thermal conductivity it causes
  • D.Flammable gas by the heat of its catalytic oxidation

Answer: D

A pellistor holds a catalysed bead and a matched inert bead in a bridge; flammable gas burns on the catalysed one, warming it and unbalancing the bridge. It is the standard sensor for lower explosive limit monitoring in industry. Electrochemical cells handle toxic gases, paramagnetism is the oxygen method, and thermal conductivity is the katharometer, which the inert bead is there to cancel. Being a combustion measurement, it needs oxygen to work and can be poisoned by silicones and by sulphur compounds.

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