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Let `i_0` be the thermionic current from a metal surface when the absolute temperature of the surface is `T_0`. The temperature is slowly increased and the thermionic current is measured as a function of temperature. Which of the following plots may represent the variation in `(i/i_0)` against `(T/T_0)` ?

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