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Thermal properties of matter practice · Medium

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Ratio of the amount of heat radiation, transmitted through the body to the amount of heat radiation incident on it, is known as
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Correct option: A
Transmittance
Option A (Transmittance) is correct because transmittance is defined as the ratio of transmitted radiation to incident radiation.
332 Medium
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The freezer in a refrigerator is located at the top section so that
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Correct option: A
The entire chamber of the refrigerator is cooled
quickly
Option A (The entire chamber of the refrigerator is cooled quickly) is correct because the freezer at the top facilitates convection, cooling the entire refrigerator.
333 Medium
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Saturated vapour is compressed to half is volume without any change in temperature, then the pressure will be
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Correct option: C
The same
Option C (The same) is correct because when saturated vapor is compressed at constant temperature, some vapor condenses, maintaining constant pressure.
334 Medium
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Mechanism of heat-transfer involved in freezing of lakes in colder region -
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the cooling process involves both conduction and convection until 4°C, and then primarily conduction through ice.
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Assertion (A): When a strip made of iron and copper is heated it bends with iron on concave side.
Reason (R): Coefficient of linear expansion of copper is more than that of iron.
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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 both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the bimetallic strip bends with iron on the concave side.
336 Medium
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Assertion (A): Clothes dry faster when wind is blowing.
Reason (R): At the boiling point, the saturation vapour pressure equals the external pressure.
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Correct option: B
If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Option B (If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)) is correct because clothes dry faster when wind is blowing due to increased evaporation, and the boiling point is related to saturation vapor pressure, but these are separate phenomena.
337 Medium
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Statement-I: An iron ball strucked in a brass plate is removed by heating the system.
Statement-II: The coefficient of linear expansion of brass is more than that of iron.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true. Heating the system causes the brass plate to expand more than the iron ball, allowing the ball to be removed.
338 Medium
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The layers of atomsphere are heated through
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Correct option: D
Both (1) and (3)
Option D (Both (1) and (3)) is correct because the atmosphere is heated by radiation from the sun and by convection currents that transfer heat from the Earth's surface upwards.
339 Medium
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(A): Specific heat of a body is always greater than its thermal capacity
(R): Thermal capacity is the heat required for raising temperature of unit mass of the body through unit degree.
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Correct option: D
If both (A) and (R) are false
Option D is correct because both the assertion and the reason are false statements concerning specific heat and thermal capacity.
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Iron ball of mass 0.15 kg0.15 \mathrm{~kg} and specific heat capacity of 0.45 J/g∘C0.45 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{g}^{\circ} \mathrm{C} have same water equivalent of unknown material having mass 20 grams. Find specific heat capacity of this unknown material.
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Correct option: C
3.375 J/g∘C3.375 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{g}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
Option C (3.375 J/g∘C3.375 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{g}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}) is correct because the water equivalent is the same, so the product of mass and specific heat capacity is equal for both materials.
341 Medium
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Consider the following two statements
(a) Celsius is the smallest unit of temperature
(b) The absorbance of a perfect black body is unity
The correct statement(s) is/are
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Correct option: B
Only (b)
Option B is correct because the absorbance of a perfect black body is indeed unity (1), while Celsius is not the smallest unit of temperature.
342 Medium
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(A): The melting point of ice decreases with increase of pressure.
(R): Ice contracts on melting.
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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 both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
343 Medium
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Temperature of water at the surface of lake is −200C- {20^0}C. Then temperature of water just below the lower surface of ice layer is
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Correct option: B
00C{0^0}C
Option B (00C{0^0}C) is correct because the temperature of water just below the ice layer is always at the freezing point, which is 0°C.
344 Medium
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A hot and a cold body are kept in vacuum separated from each other. Which of the following cause decrease in temperature of the hot body
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Correct option: A
Radiation
Option A (Radiation) is correct because in a vacuum, heat transfer can only occur through radiation, as there are no particles for conduction or convection.
345 Medium
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Which of the following statements is wrong?
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Correct option: D
Bimetals are used to generate electricity
Option D (Bimetals are used to generate electricity) is correct because bimetallic strips are used for temperature sensing and control, not for generating electricity.
346 Medium
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It is seen that in proper ventilation of building, windows must be opened near the bottom and the top of the walls, so as to let pass
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Correct option: C
In cool air near the bottom and hot air our roof
The correct answer is C (In cool air near the bottom and hot air our roof) because hot air rises and exits through top windows, while cool air enters through bottom windows, facilitating ventilation.
347 Medium
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When a copper solid sphere is heated, its
(a) Moment of inertia increases
(b) Elasticity decreases
(c) Density decreases
(d) Mass increases
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Correct option: C
(a),(b) &\& (c) are true
Option C ((a),(b) & (c) are true) is correct because heating a copper sphere increases its moment of inertia, decreases its elasticity, and decreases its density.
348 Medium
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Assertion: Pressure in a real gas is less than that in an ideal gas
Reason: Force of attraction is non-zero in a real gas.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because intermolecular forces of attraction in real gases reduce the pressure exerted compared to ideal gases.
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Temperature of the star is determined by
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Correct option: B
Colour
Option B (Colour) is correct because the temperature of a star is determined by its color, which is related to the peak wavelength of its emitted radiation according to Wien's displacement law.
350 Medium
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Density ρ\rho, mass mm and volume VV are related as ρ=m/V\rho=m / V. then γ=\gamma=
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Correct option: A
−1ρdρdT-\frac{1}{\rho} \frac{d \rho}{d T}
Option A (−1ρdρdT-\frac{{1}}{{\rho}} \frac{{d \rho}}{{dT}}) is correct because it represents the coefficient of volume expansion in terms of density and temperature change.
351 Medium
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An ice box made of Styrofoam (Thermal conductivity=0.01 Jm−1s−1K−1J{m^{ - 1}}{s^{ - 1}}{K^{ - 1}}) is used to keep liquids cool. It has a total wall area including lid of 0.8 m2{m^2} and wall thickness of 0.2 cm. A bottle of water is placed in the box and filled with ice. If the outside temperature is 300{30^0} the rate flow of heat into the box is (in Js−1J{s^{ - 1}} )
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Correct option: C
12
Option C (12) is correct because the rate of heat flow is calculated using the formula for thermal conductivity, resulting in 12 J/s.
352 Medium
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Absorptive power of a black body is
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Correct option: B
1
Option B (1) is correct because a black body is defined as a perfect absorber of radiation, meaning its absorptive power is 1.
353 Medium
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Two cylindrical conductors A  and  BA\;\mathrm{and}\;B of same metallic material have their diameters in the ratio 1  :21\;:2 and lengths in the ratio 2  :12\;:1. If the temperature difference between their ends is same, the ratio of heat conducted respectively by A  and  BA\;\mathrm{and}\;B per second is
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Correct option: D
1:81\mathrm{ }:\mathrm{ }8
Option D (1:81\mathrm{ }:\mathrm{ }8) is correct because it calculates the ratio of heat conducted by two cylindrical conductors based on their dimensions and the thermal conductivity formula.
354 Medium
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The density of a liquid of coefficient of cubical expansion rr is pp at 00C{0^0}C when the liquid is heated to a temperature TT , the change in density will be
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Correct option: A
−prt1+rt\frac{{ - prt}}{{1 + rt}}
Option A (−prt1+rt\frac{{ - prt}}{{1 + rt}}) is correct because it represents the change in density of a liquid due to thermal expansion, considering the coefficient of cubical expansion.
355 Medium
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The value of coefficient of volume expansion of glycerin is 5×10−4K−15 \times {10^{ - 4}}{\mathrm{K}^{ - 1}}. The fractional change in the density of glycerin for a rise of 40∘C\mathrm{40^\circ C} in its temperature is:
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Correct option: C
0.0200.020
Option C (0.020) is correct because the fractional change in density is directly proportional to the coefficient of volume expansion and the temperature change.
356 Medium
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Identify the meaningless
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the heat of a body
The correct answer is the heat of a body because heat is energy in transit and not a property possessed by a body.
357 Medium
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A test tube containing water is placed in boiling water so that its mouth remains outside the boiling water. Choose the wrong statement.
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Correct option: A
Water in the test tube will soon begin to boil
Option A (Water in the test tube will soon begin to boil) is correct because the water in the test tube will reach 100°C but will not boil since there is no temperature difference to drive the phase change.
358 Medium
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The amount of radiation emitted by a perfectly black body is proportional to
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Correct option: C
Fourth power of temperature on ideal gas scale
Option C (Fourth power of temperature on ideal gas scale) is correct because, according to Stefan's law, the energy radiated by a black body is directly proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature (E∝T4E \propto T^4).
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Assertion (A): In summer, the pendulum clock runs slow.
Reason (R): As temperature increases, length of the pendulum decreases and time period decreases.
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Correct option: C
If (A) is true but (R) is false
Option C is correct because while the assertion is true that a pendulum clock runs slow in summer, the reason provided is false; the length of the pendulum increases, not decreases, with temperature.
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Which of the following statements is true/correct
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Correct option: B
Newton’s law of cooling, an appropriate form of Stefan’s law, is valid only for natural convection
Option B is correct because Newton's law of cooling is an approximation of Stefan's law and is valid for natural convection.
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