Back to THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Your Progress
0 / 553 Answered
0
Correct
0
Incorrect
0%
Accuracy
JEE • PHYSICS • THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Thermal properties of matter practice · Mixed difficulty
Choose an answer to check it, or open “View answer” to study the explanation. Sign in to save progress to your account.
Practice format and chapter quiz
These sets use single-correct-answer MCQs. They do not cover every JEE Main or JEE Advanced question format and are not full-length mock papers.
Take a chapter quiz →
Showing 91-120 of 553 questions
Preparing practice and saved progress…
91
Medium
91 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
At temperature , the power radiated by a body is watt. At the temperature the power radiated by it will be
View answer and explanation
Correct option: A
Option A () 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
92 of 553
Remembering
+4 | -1
During process of melting, thermal energy that is absorbed during process of melting is called:
View answer and explanation
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
93 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
A black body is at . It emits energy at a rate which is proportional to
View answer and explanation
Correct option: A
Option A () 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
94 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
Assertion: is found more as compared to in earth's upper atmosphere.
Reason: is heavier than
Reason: is heavier than
View answer and explanation
Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because is lighter and thus more prevalent in the upper atmosphere, and is indeed heavier.
95
Medium
95 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
Temperatures of two stars are in the ratio 3:2. If wavelength of maximum intensity of first body is 4000 , what is corresponding wavelength second body?
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () 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
96 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
On a cold morning, a metal surface will feel colder to touch than a wooden surface because
View answer and explanation
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
97 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
Two thermally insulated vessels 1 and 2 are filled with air at temperatures volume and pressure respectively. If the valve joining the two vessels is opened, the temperature inside the vessel at equilibrium will be
View answer and explanation
Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the final temperature after mixing two thermally insulated vessels using the ideal gas law.
98
Easy
98 of 553
Remembering
+4 | -1
The temperature of the sun is measured with
View answer and explanation
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
99 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
The cofficient of volume expansion of a liquid is , it is filled in a container of a material having the coefficient of linear expansion . If the liquid overflows on heating:
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because for the liquid to overflow, its volume expansion must be greater than the container's volume expansion.
100
Medium
100 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
A steel tape gives correct measurement at . A piece of wood is being measured with the steel tape at . The reading is on the tape, the real length of the given piece of wood must be
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
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
101 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
The reading of brass scale at room temperature is . Above room temperature reading is and below room temperature reading is . Then, relation between the readings is
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () 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
102 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
A glass flask of volume one litre at is fille, level full of mercury at this temperature. The flask and mercury are now heated to . How much mercury will spill out, if coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is and linear expansion of glass is respectively
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it accounts for the volume expansion of both the mercury and the glass flask when heated.
103
Medium
103 of 553
Remembering
+4 | -1
For a perfectly black body the energy radiated per unit time per unit area is directly proportional to
View answer and explanation
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
104 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
The relationship between pressure and the density of a gas expressed by Boyle’s law, holds true
View answer and explanation
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
105 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
Four identical calorimeters painted in different colours, are heated to same temperature and then allowed to cool in vacuum. Which will cool fastest?
View answer and explanation
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.
Explore Other Chapters in PHYSICS
View All →
106
Medium
106 of 553
Remembering
+4 | -1
The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is
View answer and explanation
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
107 of 553
Remembering
+4 | -1
For an opaque body coefficient of transmission is
View answer and explanation
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
108 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
Newton’s law of cooling is a special case of
View answer and explanation
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
109 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following statements is true?
View answer and explanation
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
110 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
A sphere, a cube and a dise all of the same material, quality and volume are heated to and left in air. Which of these will have the lowest rate of cooling?
View answer and explanation
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
111 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
(A): Woolen clothes keep the body warm in winter.
(R): Air is a bad conductor of heat.
(R): Air is a bad conductor of heat.
View answer and explanation
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
112 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
A steel meter scale is to be ruled so that millimeter intervals are accurate within about at a certain temperature. The maximum temperature variation allowable during the ruling is (Coefficient of linear expansion of steel
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the temperature variation is calculated using the linear expansion formula .
113
Medium
113 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
Assertion (A): The dentistry of water remains constant as it is cooled from room termperature until its temperature reaches .
Reason (R): Below , the density increases
Reason (R): Below , the density increases
View answer and explanation
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
114 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
The temperature gradient in a rod of long is . If the temperature of hotter end of the rod is , then the temperature of the cooler end is
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated by using the temperature gradient formula and solving for the cooler end temperature.
115
Medium
115 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
The temperature at the two ends and of a rod of length and circular cross-section are and , respectively. In the steady state, the temperature at a point from the end is (Ignore loss of heat from curved surface of the rod)
View answer and explanation
Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the temperature gradient is linear along the rod in steady state, allowing for a direct proportion calculation.
116
Medium
116 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
In a room where the temperature is , a body cools form to in 4 min. The time (in minutes) taken by the body to cool from to will be
View answer and explanation
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
117 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
A pressure cooker contains air at and If the safety value of the cooler blows when the inside pressure then the maximum temperature of the air, inside the cooker can be
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the ideal gas law for constant volume, relating pressure and temperature.
118
Medium
118 of 553
Understanding
+4 | -1
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
View answer and explanation
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
119 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
The ratio of radiant energies radiated per unit surface area by two bodies is 16 : 1, the temperature of hotter body is , then the temperature of colder body will be
View answer and explanation
Correct option: B
Option B () 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
120 of 553
Application
+4 | -1
A composite slab is prepared by pasting two plates of thicknesses and and thermal conductivities and . The slabs have equal Cross-sectional area. Find the equivalent conductivity of the slab.
View answer and explanation
Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the equivalent thermal conductivity is calculated using the formula for composite slabs in series.
Revision notes and key takeaways
Review THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER in your textbook or class notes, then use this set to check your understanding.
Showing 91-120 of 553 questions
