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JEE • PHYSICS • THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

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At temperature ′T′'T', the power radiated by a body is QQ watt. At the temperature 3T3T the power radiated by it will be
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Correct option: A
81 Q81\,Q
Option A (81 Q81\,Q) is correct because the power radiated is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature, so tripling the temperature results in 81 times the power.
92 Medium
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During process of melting, thermal energy that is absorbed during process of melting is called:
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Correct option: A
Latent heat of fusion
Option A (Latent heat of fusion) is correct because the thermal energy absorbed during melting is specifically called the latent heat of fusion.
93 Medium
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A black body is at 727∘C727^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. It emits energy at a rate which is proportional to
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Correct option: A
(1000)4(1000)^4
Option A ((1000)4(1000)^4) is correct because the energy emitted by a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature (Stefan's Law).
94 Medium
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Assertion: H2H_2 is found more as compared to N2N_2 in earth's upper atmosphere.
Reason: N2N_2 is heavier than H2.H_2.
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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 H2H_2 is lighter and thus more prevalent in the upper atmosphere, and N2N_2 is indeed heavier.
95 Medium
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Temperatures of two stars are in the ratio 3:2. If wavelength of maximum intensity of first body is 4000 AA, what is corresponding wavelength second body?
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Correct option: B
6000A06000{A^{^0}}
Option B (6000A06000{A^{^0}}) is correct because it is calculated using Wien's displacement law, which states that the wavelength of maximum intensity is inversely proportional to temperature.
96 Medium
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On a cold morning, a metal surface will feel colder to touch than a wooden surface because
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Correct option: B
Metal has high thermal conductivity
Option B (Metal has high thermal conductivity) is correct because metals conduct heat away from your hand more quickly than wood, making the metal surface feel colder.
97 Medium
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Two thermally insulated vessels 1 and 2 are filled with air at temperatures (T1,T2)\left( {{T_1},{T_2}} \right) volume (V1,V2)\left( {{V_1},{V_2}} \right) and pressure (P1,P2)\left( {{P_1},{P_2}} \right) respectively. If the valve joining the two vessels is opened, the temperature inside the vessel at equilibrium will be
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Correct option: C
T1T2(P1V1+P2V2)P1V1T2+P2V2T1\frac{{{T_1}{T_2}\left( {{P_1}{V_1} + {P_2}{V_2}} \right)}}{{{P_1}{V_1}{T_2} + {P_2}{V_2}{T_1}}}
Option C (\frac{{{{T_1}{T_2}\left( {{{{P_1}{V_1} + {P_2}{V_2}}}\right)}}}{{{{P_1}{V_1}{T_2} + {P_2}{V_2}{T_1}}}}\frac{{{{T_1}{T_2}\left( {{{{P_1}{V_1} + {P_2}{V_2}}}\right)}}}{{{{P_1}{V_1}{T_2} + {P_2}{V_2}{T_1}}}}) is correct because it represents the final temperature after mixing two thermally insulated vessels using the ideal gas law.
98 Easy
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The temperature of the sun is measured with
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Correct option: C
Pyrometer
Option C (Pyrometer) is correct because pyrometers are non-contact thermometers used to measure high temperatures, such as those of the sun or furnaces.
99 Easy
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The cofficient of volume expansion of a liquid is γ\boldsymbol{\gamma}, it is filled in a container of a material having the coefficient of linear expansion α\boldsymbol{\alpha}. If the liquid overflows on heating:
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Correct option: B
γ>3α\gamma>3 \alpha
Option B (γ>3α\gamma>3 \alpha) is correct because for the liquid to overflow, its volume expansion must be greater than the container's volume expansion.
100 Medium
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A steel tape gives correct measurement at 20∘C20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. A piece of wood is being measured with the steel tape at 0∘C0^\circ \mathrm{C}. The reading is 25 cm25 \mathrm{~cm} on the tape, the real length of the given piece of wood must be
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Correct option: B
<25 cm< 25 \mathrm{~cm}
Option B is correct because at a lower temperature, the steel tape will contract, leading to a larger reading than the actual length of the wood.
101 Medium
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The reading of brass scale at room temperature is L1{L}_1. Above room temperature reading is L2{L}_2 and below room temperature reading is L3L_3. Then, relation between the readings is
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Correct option: B
L3>L1>L2L_3>L_1>L_2
Option B (L3>L1>L2L_3>L_1>L_2) is correct because the brass scale expands with increasing temperature, leading to lower readings, and contracts with decreasing temperature, leading to higher readings.
102 Medium
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A glass flask of volume one litre at 00C{0^0}C is fille, level full of mercury at this temperature. The flask and mercury are now heated to 1000C{100^0}C. How much mercury will spill out, if coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is 1.82×10−4/1.82 \times {10^{ - 4}}/ and linear expansion of glass is 0.1×10−4/0.1 \times {10^{ - 4}}/ respectively
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Correct option: B
15.2cc15.2cc
Option B (15.2cc15.2cc) is correct because it accounts for the volume expansion of both the mercury and the glass flask when heated.
103 Medium
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For a perfectly black body the energy radiated per unit time per unit area is directly proportional to
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Correct option: D
The fourth power of absolute temperature
Option D (The fourth power of absolute temperature) is correct because, according to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, the energy radiated per unit time per unit area by a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature.
104 Medium
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The relationship between pressure and the density of a gas expressed by Boyle’s law, P=KDP = KD holds true
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Correct option: C
Only if the temperature is kept constant
Option C (Only if the temperature is kept constant) is correct because Boyle's law states that pressure and volume are inversely proportional at constant temperature, leading to the given relationship between pressure and density.
105 Easy
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Four identical calorimeters painted in different colours, are heated to same temperature and then allowed to cool in vacuum. Which will cool fastest?
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Correct option: C
One which is painted thick black
Option C is correct because black surfaces are the best emitters of radiation, leading to faster cooling.
106 Medium
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The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is
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Correct option: A
Equal to that of light
Option A (Equal to that of light) is correct because heat radiation, being electromagnetic radiation, travels at the speed of light in a vacuum.
107 Medium
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For an opaque body coefficient of transmission is
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Correct option: A
Zero
Option A (Zero) is correct because an opaque body, by definition, does not allow any light to pass through it, hence its coefficient of transmission is zero.
108 Medium
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Newton’s law of cooling is a special case of
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Correct option: A
Stefan’s law
Option A (Stefan’s law) is correct because Newton’s law of cooling is a special case of Stefan’s law for small temperature differences.
109 Medium
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We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following statements is true?
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Correct option: C
The radiation emitted is in the infrared region
Option C is correct because the human body emits radiation in the infrared region due to its temperature.
110 Medium
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A sphere, a cube and a dise all of the same material, quality and volume are heated to 600∘C600^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and left in air. Which of these will have the lowest rate of cooling?
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Correct option: A
Sphere
Option A (Sphere) is correct because, for a given volume, a sphere has the smallest surface area, leading to the lowest rate of cooling by radiation.
111 Medium
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(A): Woolen clothes keep the body warm in winter.
(R): Air is a bad conductor of heat.
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Correct option: A
If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Option A is correct because woolen clothes trap air, which is a poor conductor of heat, thus keeping the body warm.
112 Medium
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A steel meter scale is to be ruled so that millimeter intervals are accurate within about 5×10−5mm5 \times {10^{ - 5}}mm at a certain temperature. The maximum temperature variation allowable during the ruling is (Coefficient of linear expansion of steel =10×10−6K−1)= 10 \times {10^{ - 6}}{K^{ - 1}})
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Correct option: B
50C{5^0}C
Option B (50C{5^0}C) is correct because the temperature variation is calculated using the linear expansion formula ΔL=αL0Δθ\Delta L = \alpha L_0 \Delta \theta.
113 Medium
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Assertion (A): The dentistry of water remains constant as it is cooled from room termperature until its temperature reaches 4∘C4^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.
Reason (R): Below 4∘C4^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, the density increases
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Correct option: D
If both (A) and (R) are false
Option D (If both (A) and (R) are false) is correct because the density of water increases from room temperature to 4°C and then decreases below 4°C.
114 Medium
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The temperature gradient in a rod of 0.5m0.5m long is 800C/m{80^0}C/m . If the temperature of hotter end of the rod is 300C{30^0}C, then the temperature of the cooler end is
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Correct option: B
−100C- {10^0}C
Option B (−100C- {10^0}C) is correct because it is calculated by using the temperature gradient formula and solving for the cooler end temperature.
115 Medium
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The temperature at the two ends AA and BB of a rod of length 25 cm25 \mathrm{~cm} and circular cross-section are 100∘C100^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, respectively. In the steady state, the temperature at a point 10 cm10 \mathrm{~cm} from the end BB is (Ignore loss of heat from curved surface of the rod)
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Correct option: D
40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
Option D (40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}) is correct because the temperature gradient is linear along the rod in steady state, allowing for a direct proportion calculation.
116 Medium
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In a room where the temperature is 300C{30^0}C, a body cools form 610C{61^0}C to 590C{59^0}C in 4 min. The time (in minutes) taken by the body to cool from 510C{51^0}C to 490C{49^0}C will be
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because, using Newton's law of cooling, the time taken to cool from 51°C to 49°C is calculated to be 6 minutes.
117 Medium
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A pressure cooker contains air at 1  atm1\;atm and 30∘C.{30^ \circ }C. If the safety value of the cooler blows when the inside pressure ≥3  atm,\ge 3\;atm, then the maximum temperature of the air, inside the cooker can be
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Correct option: B
636∘C{636^ \circ }C
Option B (636∘C{636^ \circ }C) is correct because it is calculated using the ideal gas law for constant volume, relating pressure and temperature.
118 Medium
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Ice, water and steam co-exist at triple point temperature 273.16K and pressure 4.6mm Hg. In a system in which the triple point conditions of temperature and pressure exist, the pressure is increased a little while keeping the temperature constant, then the system contains
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Correct option: B
water only
Option B is correct. At the triple point, increasing the pressure while keeping the temperature constant will cause the system to transition to the phase with the smallest volume, which is water.
119 Medium
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The ratio of radiant energies radiated per unit surface area by two bodies is 16 : 1, the temperature of hotter body is 1000K1000K , then the temperature of colder body will be
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Correct option: B
500K500K
Option B (500K500K) is correct because the radiant energy is proportional to the fourth power of temperature, so the temperature of the colder body is half of the hotter body.
120 Medium
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A composite slab is prepared by pasting two plates of thicknesses L1\mathrm{L}_1 and L2\mathrm{L_2} and thermal conductivities K1\mathrm{K}_1 and K2\mathrm{K}_{{2}}. The slabs have equal Cross-sectional area. Find the equivalent conductivity of the slab.
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Correct option: A
Keq=L1+L2L1 K1+L2 K2\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{eq}}=\frac{\mathrm{L}_1+\mathrm{L}_2}{\frac{\mathrm{L}_1}{\mathrm{~K}_1}+\frac{\mathrm{L}_2}{\mathrm{~K}_2}}
Option A is correct because the equivalent thermal conductivity is calculated using the formula for composite slabs in series.
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