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Assertion:- Surface tension of liquid decreases with increase in temperature.
Reason:- Cohesive force between liquid molecules increases with increase in the temperature.
Reason:- Cohesive force between liquid molecules increases with increase in the temperature.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C is correct because surface tension decreases with increasing temperature due to weakened cohesive forces between liquid molecules.
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Two droplets merge with each other and forms a large droplet. In this process
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Correct option: A
Energy is liberated
Option A (Energy is liberated) is correct because when droplets merge, the total surface area decreases, releasing surface energy.
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Medium
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The maximum average velocity of water in a tube of diameter so that the flow becomes laminar is: (The viscosity of water is )
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's the maximum average velocity calculated using the Reynolds number for laminar flow.
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Statement -(I) Viscosity of gases viscosity of liquids
Statement -(II) Surface tension of liquid decrease an adding highly insoluble material.
Statement -(II) Surface tension of liquid decrease an adding highly insoluble material.
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Correct option: D
Statement I incorrect and II is correct
Option D is correct because viscosity in liquids is higher due to closer packing, and insoluble materials decrease surface tension.
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A cylindrical tank has a hole of in its bottom. If the water is allowed to flow into the tank from a tube above it at the rate of . then the maximum height up to which water can rise in the tank is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the maximum height calculated by equating the inflow and outflow rates of water.
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Calculate work done required to increase the area of a rectangular film of liquid from to . (surface tension of the liquid is )
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is calculated using the formula for work done in increasing the surface area of a liquid film.
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Medium
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A 20 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water. The water rises up to 8 cm It the entire arrangement is put in a freely falling body (or) elevator, the length of water column in the capillary tube will be
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Correct option: B
20cm
Option B (20cm) is correct because in a freely falling elevator, there is no apparent weight, and the water rises to the full length of the capillary tube.
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The lower end of a capillary tube of diameter is dipped below the surface of water in a beaker. What is the pressure required in the tube in order to blow a hemispherical bubble at its end in water? The surface tension of water at the temperature of the experiment is atmospheric pressure , density of water . Also calculate the excess pressure.
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Correct option: A
Option A (146 Pa, Pa) is incorrect. The excess pressure is 146 Pa and the pressure inside the bubble is Pa which is approximately Pa. The correct answer is A (146 Pa, Pa).
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Medium
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An aircraft has mass . Its total wing area is . In a level flight with a speed of . Find pressure difference between lower and upper surfaces?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the pressure difference is calculated using the lift equation, where lift equals weight.
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If a drop of mercury having radius is broken into identical small droplets. If surface of mercury is , then find out work done in this process.
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the work done in breaking the mercury drop into smaller droplets, calculated using the formula .
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If the shearing stress having stress b/w the horizontal layers of water in a river is 1.5 milli newton/ and then the velocity gradient is
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Correct option: A
1.5
Option A (1.5) is correct because the velocity gradient is calculated by dividing the shearing stress by the viscosity.
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Assertion: The shape of liquid drop is spherical.
Reason: The pressure inside liquid drop is greater than that outside it.
Reason: The pressure inside liquid drop is greater than that outside it.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of the assertion
Option B (If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of the assertion) is correct because surface tension causes the spherical shape, and the pressure difference is a consequence of this shape.
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Two spherical rain drops with radii in the ratio 1:2 fall with a constant velocity in atmosphere. The ratio of their linear momenta in this situation is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the linear momentum is proportional to , where r is the radius of the raindrop.
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The speed of sound is measured by a resonance tube at the room temperature once by filling the tube with water and then with glycerine as and . Which of the following relation relations is/are true in this context?
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Correct option: D
and does not depend on the nature of the liquid taken in the tube.
Option D ( and does not depend on the nature of the liquid taken in the tube.) is correct because the speed of sound in air is independent of the liquid used in the resonance tube; it depends on the properties of the air itself.
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Water rises to a height in capillary tube. If the length of capillary tube above the surface of water is made less than then:
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Correct option: C
Water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing
Option C (Water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing) is correct because the water will rise to the top and adjust its radius of curvature to maintain equilibrium without overflowing.
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Assertion:- Surface tension is the property of only liquids
Reason:- Only liquids have free surface in fluids.
Reason:- Only liquids have free surface in fluids.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because surface tension is indeed a property of liquids, and this is because only liquids have a free surface in fluids.
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Medium
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The profile of advancing liquid in a tube is a
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Correct option: C
Parabola
Option C (Parabola) is correct because the velocity profile of a liquid advancing in a tube follows a parabolic distribution.
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Medium
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The density of atmospheric air varies with height above the ground according to the relation where is a constant. At what height above the ground is the pressure half its value on the surface?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the given density relation and the pressure-density relationship.
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A large balloon of volume is used to lift a pay load of . Assume that the balloon maintains constant radius as it rises. How high does it rise?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the balloon rises until its density equals the air density at that height, which is calculated using the given formula.
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Medium
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The pressure at the bottom of a tank of
water is where is the atmospheric
pressure. If the water is drawn out till the
level of water is lowered by one fifth, the
pressure at the bottom of the tank will now
be:
water is where is the atmospheric
pressure. If the water is drawn out till the
level of water is lowered by one fifth, the
pressure at the bottom of the tank will now
be:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it's calculated by finding the new height after the water level is lowered and then calculating the new pressure at the bottom of the tank.
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Statement A: To float a body, weight of the displaced liquid is equal to the actual weight of the body.
Statement B: The body will experience no net downward force in that case.
Statement B: The body will experience no net downward force in that case.
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Correct option: A
Statement A is true and statement B is true
Option A is correct because for a body to float, the buoyant force (equal to the weight of the displaced liquid) must equal the weight of the body, resulting in no net downward force.
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At critical temperature, the surface tension of a liquid is
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Correct option: A
Zero
Option A is correct because at the critical temperature, the surface tension of a liquid becomes zero.
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Increase in pressure at one point of the enclosed liquid in rest is transmitted equally to all other points of liquid". Above statement is in accordance with the
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Correct option: B
Pascal's law
Option B (Pascal's law) is correct because the statement describes Pascal's law, which states that pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally to all points.
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STATEMENT-1 : The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden hose pipe tends to spread like a fountain when held vertically up, but tends to narrow down when held vertically down.
STATEMENT-2 : In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remains constant.
STATEMENT-2 : In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remains constant.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
Option A is correct. Statement-1 is true because of the continuity equation, and Statement-2 correctly explains why the water stream spreads or narrows based on velocity changes.
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Reynolds number is the ratio of:
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Correct option: A
Inertial force to viscous force
Option A (Inertial force to viscous force) is correct because the Reynolds number is defined as the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
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Medium
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If a rain drop starts falling from the cloud
level then before it acquires the terminal
velocity, its acceleration and velocity
respectively
level then before it acquires the terminal
velocity, its acceleration and velocity
respectively
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Correct option: A
increases, decreases
Option B (decreases, increases) is correct because as the raindrop falls, air resistance increases, causing the acceleration to decrease while the velocity increases until terminal velocity is reached.
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Shear modulus is zero for
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Correct option: C
Gases
Option D (Liquids and gases) is incorrect. Shear modulus is zero for gases because they cannot resist shear stress.
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Assertion: When the stopcock over the -tube having a large bubble at its one end and a small bubble at the other end is opened, air flows from the large bubble to the small bubble.
Reason: The pressure inside the large bubble is greater than that inside small bubble.
Reason: The pressure inside the large bubble is greater than that inside small bubble.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
Option D (If both assertion and reason are false) is correct because the pressure is higher inside the smaller bubble, causing air to flow from the smaller to the larger bubble.
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Statement A: An object falling through a viscous medium eventually attains terminal velocity
Statement B: All the rain drops hit the surface of the earth with the same constant velocity
Statement B: All the rain drops hit the surface of the earth with the same constant velocity
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Correct option: B
Statement A is true and statement B is false
The correct answer is B (Statement A is true and statement B is false) because objects in viscous fluids reach terminal velocity, but raindrops don't all have the same constant velocity.
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A water drop of radius is broken into 1000 equal droplets. What would be the gain in surface energy, if the surface tension of water is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the calculated gain in surface energy when a water drop breaks into smaller droplets, considering the increase in surface area.
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