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Understanding +4 | -1
The gas thermometers are more sensitive than liquid thermometers because
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Correct option: A
Gases expand more than liquids
The correct answer is Gases expand more than liquids because gases have a higher coefficient of volume expansion than liquids.
272 Medium
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Which of the following statements is wrong
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Correct option: B
Highly polished mirror like surfaces are very good radiators
Option B is correct because highly polished, mirror-like surfaces are good reflectors, not good radiators of heat.
273 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The pressure of air in the bulb of a constant volume gas thermometer at 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and 100∘C100^{\circ} \mathrm{C} are 73.00 cm73.00 \mathrm{~cm} and 100 cm100 \mathrm{~cm} of mercury respectively. Calculate the pressure at the room temperature 20∘C20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.
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Correct option: C
78.4 cm
Option C (78.4 cm) is correct because it is the pressure calculated using the constant volume gas thermometer principle.
274 Medium
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For an ideal gas at absolute temperature T, the coefficient of volume expansion at constant pressure is
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Correct option: C
1/T
Option C (1/T) is correct because the coefficient of volume expansion for an ideal gas at constant pressure is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature.
275 Medium
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On an X\mathrm{X} temperature scale, water freezes at −125.0∘X-125.0^{\circ} \mathrm{X} and boils at 375.0∘X375.0^{\circ} \mathrm{X}. on a Y\mathrm{Y} temperature scale, water freezes at −70.0∘Y-70.0^{\circ} \mathrm{Y} and boils at −30.0∘Y-30.0^{\circ} \mathrm{Y}. The value of temperature on X\mathrm{X}-scale equal to the temperature of 50.0∘Y50.0^{\circ} \mathrm{Y} on Y\mathrm{Y}-scale is:
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Correct option: C
1375.0∘X1375.0^{\circ} \mathrm{X}
Option C (1375.0∘X1375.0^{\circ} \mathrm{X}) is correct because it is found by establishing a linear relationship between the two temperature scales and solving for the corresponding temperature on the X-scale.
276 Medium
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Assertion (A): Invar is used in metal tapes, balance wheels and pendulum clocks
Reason (R): The coefficient of linear expansion of invar is very low
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Correct option: A
If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Option A (If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).) is correct because Invar is used in metal tapes, balance wheels, and pendulum clocks due to its very low coefficient of linear expansion.
277 Easy
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The correct value of 00C{0^0}C on the Kelvin scale is
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Correct option: A
273.15 K
Option A (273.15 K) is correct because the Kelvin scale is defined such that 0°C is equal to 273.15 K.
278 Medium
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Thermoelectric thermometer is based on
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Correct option: B
Seebeck effect
The correct answer is B (Seebeck effect) because thermoelectric thermometers utilize the Seebeck effect to measure temperature.
279 Medium
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When red glass is heated in dark room it will seen
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Correct option: A
Green
Option A is correct because when red glass is heated, it emits green light, which is its complementary color.
280 Medium
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The ratio of the lengths of two rods is 4:3 the ratio of their coefficients of cubical expansion is 2:3 then the ratio of their linear expansions when they are heated through same temperature different is
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Correct option: C
8:98:9
Option C (8:98:9) is correct because the ratio of linear expansions is calculated using the relationship between linear and cubical expansion coefficients and the given ratios of lengths and cubical expansion coefficients.
281 Hard
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Can we boil water inside the earth satellite by convection
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Correct option: B
No
Option B (No) is correct because convection requires gravity to create density differences that drive the fluid motion, and this is absent in an earth satellite.
282 Medium
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Air is a bad conductor of heat or partly conducts heat, still, the vaccum is to be placed between the walls of the thermos flask because
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Correct option: C
By convection, heat can flow through air
Option C is correct because convection requires a medium to transfer heat, and a vacuum prevents convection.
283 Medium
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Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body through 1K is called its
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Correct option: B
Thermal Capacity
Option B (Thermal Capacity) is correct because thermal capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 Kelvin (or 1 degree Celsius).
284 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A piece of ice of mass 100 g100 \mathrm{~g} and at temperature 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} is put in 200 g200 \mathrm{~g} of water at 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. How much ice will melt as the temperature of water reaches 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?

(Take, latent heat of fusion of ice =3.4×105Jkg−1=3.4 \times 10^5 \mathrm{Jkg}^{-1} )
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Correct option: D
61.8 g61.8 \mathrm{~g}
Option D (61.8 g61.8 \mathrm{~g}) is correct because it is calculated by equating the heat lost by the water to the heat gained by the ice as it melts.
285 Medium
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A   litre\;litre of alcohol weighs
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Correct option: B
Less in summer than in winter
Option B (Less in summer than in winter) is correct because alcohol expands with increasing temperature, decreasing its density and therefore its weight for a fixed volume.
286 Medium
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If the initial temperatures of metallic sphere and disc, of the same mass, radius and nature are equal, then the ratio of their rate of cooling in same environment will be
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Correct option: D
2:12\mathrm{ }:\mathrm{ 1}
Option D (2:12\mathrm{ }:\mathrm{ 1}) is correct because the rate of cooling is proportional to the surface area, and the ratio of surface areas of a sphere and a disc of the same radius is 2:1.
287 Medium
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An aluminium plate of 100 cm length and 20 cm breadth at 273 K. The area is increased by 2 cm22 \mathrm{~cm}^2 at 100∘C100^{\circ} \mathrm{C} the coefficient of linear expansion of plate is:
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Correct option: A
5×10−6/∘C5 \times 10^{-6} /{ }^\circ \mathrm{C}
Option A (5×10−6/∘C5 \times 10^{-6} /{ }^\circ \mathrm{C}) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for area expansion and then relating it to linear expansion.
288 Medium
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Which one of the following processes depends on gravity
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Correct option: B
ConvectionConvection
Option B (Convection) is correct because convection involves the movement of fluids due to density differences caused by temperature variations, which are influenced by gravity.
289 Medium
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Find the water equivalent of copper block of mass 100grams100 \mathrm{grams}. The specific heat of copper is 0.09cal/g∘C0.09 \mathrm{cal} / \mathrm{g}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
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Correct option: D
9 gram
The correct answer is D (9 gram) because the water equivalent is calculated as the product of the mass and specific heat of the copper block.
290 Medium
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Assertion: Food is cooked with difficulty at mountain peak.
Reason: Water boils at high temperature there.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because food cooks with difficulty at mountain peaks due to lower boiling point of water, not higher.
291 Medium
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Which of the following is the correct device for the detection of thermal radiation
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Correct option: D
Thermopile
Option D (Thermopile) is correct because a thermopile is specifically designed to detect thermal radiation by converting heat into electrical energy.
292 Medium
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Two straight metallic strips each of thickness tt and length ℓ\ell are rivetted together. Their coefficients of linear expansions are α1\alpha_1 and α2\alpha_2. If they are heated through temperature ΔT\Delta T, the bimetallic strip will bend to form an arc of radius
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Correct option: B
t/{(α2−α1)ΔT}t /\left\{\left(\alpha_2-\alpha_1\right) \Delta T\right\}
Option B (t/((α2−α1)ΔT)t / ((\alpha_2 - \alpha_1) \Delta T)) is correct because it represents the radius of curvature of a bimetallic strip based on the difference in linear expansion coefficients.
293 Medium
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During an experiment, an ideal gas is found to obey a condition P2ρ=\frac{P^2}{\rho}= constan tt, ( ρ=\rho= density of the gas). The gas is initially at temperature T, pressure P\mathrm{P} and density ρ\rho. The gas expands such that density changes to ρ/2\rho / 2. Then,
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Correct option: D
The graph of the above process on P\mathrm{P} - T\mathrm{T} diagram is hyperbola.
Option D is correct because the process follows PT = constant, which represents a hyperbola on the P-T diagram.
294 Medium
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Three slabs of thicknesses x1,x2\text{x}_1, \text{x}_2 and x3\text{x}_3 and coefficients of thermal conductivity K1,K2\mathrm{K}_1, \mathrm{K}_2 and K3\mathrm{K}_3 are placed parallel to each other in contact. In steady state the combination behaves as a single slab of material of conductivity K,\mathrm{K}, given by: (Cross section areas are same)
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Correct option: D
x1 K1+x2 K2+x3 K3=x1+x2+x3 K\frac{\mathrm{x}_1}{\mathrm{~K}_1}+\frac{\mathrm{x}_2}{\mathrm{~K}_2}+\frac{\mathrm{x}_3}{\mathrm{~K}_3}=\frac{\mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{x}_3}{\mathrm{~K}}
Option D (x1 K1+x2 K2+x3 K3=x1+x2+x3 K\frac{\mathrm{x}_1}{\mathrm{~K}_1}+\frac{\mathrm{x}_2}{\mathrm{~K}_2}+\frac{\mathrm{x}_3}{\mathrm{~K}_3}=\frac{\mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{x}_3}{\mathrm{~K}}) is correct because the thermal resistances add in series, and the equivalent thermal resistance is the sum of individual resistances.
295 Medium
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A steel bar 0.5 cm square [cross-sectional area] and 25 cm long at 30∘C30^\circ C fits into the space between two fixed supports. If the bar is now heated to 230∘C230^\circ C, the force it exerts against the supports is [αsteel=11×10−6/∘C  and  Ysteel=12×1011Nm2]\left[ {{\alpha _{\mathrm{steel}}} = 11 \times {{10}^{ - 6}}/^\circ C\,\,\mathrm{and}\,\,{Y_{\mathrm{steel}}} = 12 \times {{10}^{11}}\frac{N}{{{m^2}}}} \right]
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Correct option: B
22000 N
Option B (22000 N) is correct because the force exerted against the supports is calculated using the formula F=YAαΔtF = YA\alpha \Delta t, where Y is Young's modulus, A is the cross-sectional area, α\alpha is the coefficient of linear expansion, and Δt\Delta t is the change in temperature.
296 Medium
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Two balloons are filled, one with pure He gas and the other by air, respectively. If the pressure and temperature of these balloons are same, then the number of molecules per unit volume is
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Correct option: B
Same in both balloons
Option B (Same in both balloons) is correct because, according to the ideal gas law, at the same pressure and temperature, equal volumes contain the same number of molecules, regardless of the gas.
297 Medium
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Assertion (A): With increase in temperature, the pressure of given gas increase.
Reason (R): Increase in temperature causes decrease in number of collisions of molecules with the walls of the container.
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Correct option: C
If (A) is true but (R) is false
Option C (If (A) is true but (R) is false) is correct because pressure increases with temperature due to increased molecular collisions, not decreased.
298 Medium
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During the melting of a slab of ice at 273 K273 \mathrm{~K} at atmospheric pressure
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Correct option: B
Positive work is done on the ice-water system by the atmosphere
Option B (Positive work is done on the ice-water system by the atmosphere) is correct because ice has a lower density than water, so when it melts, the volume decreases, and the atmosphere does positive work on the system.
299 Medium
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A black body is at a temperature 300 K. It emits energy at a rate, which is proportional to
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Correct option: D
(300)4{\left( {300} \right)^4}
Option D ((300)4{\left( {300} \right)^4}) is correct because the energy emitted by a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature (Stefan-Boltzmann Law).
300 Medium
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The two ends of a rod of length LL and a uniform cross-sectional area AA are kept at two temperatures T1T_1 and T2T_2 (T1>T2)\left(T_1 > T_2\right). The rate of heat transfer, dQdt\frac{d Q}{d t} through the rod in a steady state is given by:
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Correct option: C
kA(T1−T2)L\frac{{kA}\left({T}_1-{T}_2\right)}{{L}}
Option C (kA(T1−T2)L\frac{{kA}\left({T}_1-{T}_2\right)}{{L}}) is correct because it represents the rate of heat transfer through a rod in steady state according to Fourier's law of heat conduction.
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