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Thermal properties of matter practice · Mixed difficulty
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What force should be applied to the ends of steel rod of a cross sectional area 10 cm2 to revent it from elongation when heated from 273K to 303K.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the force required to prevent elongation, calculated using the formula .
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Certain amount of heat is given to of copper to increase its temperature by . If the same amount of heat is given to of water, then the rise in its temperature is
(Take, specific heat capacity of copper
and that for water
)
(Take, specific heat capacity of copper
and that for water
)
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the heat gained by copper is equal to the heat gained by water, and the temperature change is calculated using .
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Assertion: A change in the temperature of a body causes change in its dimensions.
Reason: The dimensions of a body decrease due to the increase in its temperature.
Reason: The dimensions of a body decrease due to the increase in its temperature.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C is correct because substances generally expand when heated, so the dimensions increase, not decrease.
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If a carved black utensil is heated to high temperature and then brought in dark then:
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Correct option: C
Only utensil will shine
Option C (Only utensil will shine) is correct because black objects are good absorbers and emitters of radiation, so the utensil will emit light when heated, while the carving's contrast will diminish.
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Two beakers A and B are filled to the brim with water at . When A is heated and B is cooled, the water
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Correct option: D
Will overflow in both A and B
Option D (Will overflow in both A and B) is correct because water has maximum density at 4°C, so heating or cooling from this temperature will cause expansion and overflow.
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When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase will occur in its
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Correct option: C
Volume
Option C is correct because volume is proportional to the cube of the radius, so it experiences the largest percentage increase when heated.
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Assertion: Maximum air flow due to convection does not occur at the north pole but it occurs at .
Reason: There is maximum temperature difference between equator and .
Reason: There is maximum temperature difference between equator and .
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion) is correct because the maximum air flow due to convection occurs at 30°N due to the maximum temperature difference between the equator and that latitude.
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A black body at a temperature of 1640 K has the wavelength corresponding to maximum emission equal to . Assuming the moon to be a perfectly black body, the temperature of the moon, if the wavelength corresponding to maximum emission is is
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Correct option: C
200 K
Option C (200 K) is correct because it is the temperature calculated using Wien's displacement law.
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A body having a temperature of is kept in a room having a temperature of . Does the body emit any radiation in this case when the room temperature is the same as body temperature?
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Correct option: A
Yes
The correct answer is A because all bodies emit radiation regardless of their temperature, governed by Stefan's law, although the net exchange depends on the temperature difference.
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A thermometer graduated according to a linear scale reads a value , when in contact with boiling water and when in contact with ice. What is the temperature of an object in , if this thermometer in the contact with the object reads
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Correct option: D
25
Option D (25) is correct because it is calculated using the principle of thermometry for a linear temperature scale.
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For a cube, cylinder and sphere, linear dimension is same and these are made up by same material and having same surface and same temperature it these are placed in same temperature surrounding then find out the order of rate of heat loss and rate of cooling.
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Correct option: B
cube > cylinder > sphere
Option B (cube > cylinder > sphere) is correct because the rate of heat loss is proportional to the surface area, and the rate of cooling is proportional to A/V.
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of water at and of ice at are mixed together in calorimeter. What is the final temperature of the mixture? Given specific heat of ice and latent heat of fusion of ice
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Correct option: C
Option C (5°C) is correct because the final temperature of the mixture is calculated using the principle of calorimetry, equating heat lost by water to heat gained by ice.
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A liter of air is heated from to at constant pressure. Find its volume
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Correct option: A
1.5 lit
Option A (1.5 lit) is correct because it uses Charles's Law to calculate the new volume when the temperature is increased at constant pressure.
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Inside a cylinder closed at both ends is a movable piston. On one side of the piston is a mass of a gas, and on the other side a mass 2 of the same gas. What fraction of the volume of the cylinder will be occupied by the larger mass of the gas when the piston is in equilibrium? The temperature is the same throughout.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the volume occupied by the larger mass is directly proportional to its mass, given constant pressure and temperature.
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Which of the following statement does not hold good for thermal radiation?
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Correct option: B
The frequency changes when it travels from one medium to another
Option B (The frequency changes when it travels from one medium to another) is correct because the frequency of electromagnetic radiation remains constant as it travels between media.
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The sprinkling of water reduces slightly the temperature of a closed room because
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Correct option: C
Water has large latent heat of vaporisation
Option C (Water has large latent heat of vaporisation) is correct because the evaporation of water absorbs a significant amount of heat from the surroundings, thus reducing the temperature.
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We find that the temperature of air decreases as one goes up from the earth’s surface because
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Correct option: B
The earth which radiates in the infrared region is
the main heat source and temperature drops as
we go away from it
the main heat source and temperature drops as
we go away from it
Option B (The earth which radiates in the infrared region is the main heat source and temperature drops as we go away from it) is correct because the Earth's surface radiates heat in the infrared region, and as altitude increases, the distance from this heat source increases, leading to a temperature decrease.
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An iron ball having a surface area of and at a temperature of is placed in an enclosure at . If the surface emissivity of iron be at what rate is heat being lost by radiation by the ball?
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Correct option: A
Option B (20%) is correct because a 44% increase in kinetic energy corresponds to a 20% increase in momentum.
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The length of a metal rod at is . When it is heated, its length increases by . The final temperature of rod is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated using the formula for linear thermal expansion.
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Two cylinders P and Q have the same length and diameter and are made of different materials having thermal conductivities in the ratio 2:3. These two cylinders are combined to make a cylinder. One end of P is kept of and another end of Q at . The temperature at the interface of P and Q is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the temperature at the interface is calculated using the thermal conductivities and temperatures of the two cylinders.
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The wavelength of the radiation emitted by a body depends upon
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Correct option: C
The temperature of the surface
Option C (The temperature of the surface) is correct because Wien's displacement law states that the wavelength of maximum emission is inversely proportional to the temperature of the black body.
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The tungsten filament of an electric lamp has a surface area and a power rating . If the emissivity of the filament is and is Stefan’s constant, the steady temperature of the filament will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the steady temperature of the filament is found by equating the power rating to the power radiated by the filament using Stefan's law: .
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A particular star (assuming it as a block body has a surface temperature of about The wavelength in nanometers at which its radiation becomes maximum is
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Correct option: B
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Option B (58) is correct because it is calculated using Wien's displacement law, where the product of wavelength and temperature is constant.
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Assertion (A): At constant temperature, when pressure of a gas is increased by , then volume decreases by less than
Reason (R): At constant temperature the volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure acting on it.
Reason (R): At constant temperature the volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure acting on it.
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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 Boyle's law states that volume is inversely proportional to pressure, and the percentage decrease in volume is less than the percentage increase in pressure due to the inverse relationship.
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(A): Two bodies at different temperatures, if brought in thermal contact do not necessary settle to the mean temperature.
(R): The two bodies may have different thermal capacities.
(R): The two bodies may have different thermal capacities.
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Correct option: A
If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
The correct answer is A because two bodies at different temperatures do not necessarily settle to the mean temperature due to different thermal capacities, making the reason a correct explanation.
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Heat is associated with
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Correct option: A
Kinetic energy of random motion of molecules
Option A (Kinetic energy of random motion of molecules) is correct because heat is associated with the disordered motion of molecules.
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In an isochoric process if , then will be equal to
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Correct option: C
45750
Option C (03-Apr) is correct because at constant volume, the ratio of pressures equals the ratio of absolute temperatures, resulting in 3/4.
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Assertion (A): Sometimes water pipes burst in severe winter.
Reason (R): On freezing water expands due to anamolous expansion.
Reason (R): On freezing water expands due to anamolous expansion.
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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 the anomalous expansion of water upon freezing causes increased pressure, leading to burst pipes.
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Estimate the rate at which ice would melt in a wooden box thick and of inside measurements assuming that the external temperature is and coefficient of thermal conductivity of wood is .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the rate of melting is calculated using the formula for heat transfer through conduction.
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The latent heat of vaporization of a substance is always
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Correct option: A
Greater than its latent heat of fusion
Option A is correct because the latent heat of vaporization is always greater than the latent heat of fusion due to the larger energy requirement for phase change from liquid to gas.
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