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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 the utensil, being black, will emit radiation due to its temperature, while the carving, being part of the utensil, will not independently shine.
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Which of the following statements is true for a thermometer?
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Correct option: A
Coefficient of cubical expansion of liquid must be greater than that of bulb material
Option A (Coefficient of cubical expansion of liquid must be greater than that of bulb material) is correct because for a thermometer to function properly, the liquid must expand more than the bulb material when heated, allowing the liquid to rise in the tube.
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An ideal gas has volume at It is heated at constant pressure. So that its volume becomes The final temperature is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is calculated using Charles's Law, relating volume and temperature at constant pressure.
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Two rods of same length and material transfer a given amount of heat in 12 s, when they are joined end to end (ie, in series). But when they are joined in parallel, they will transfer same heat under same conditions
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Correct option: B
3 s
Option B (3 s) is correct because when in parallel, the effective area doubles, leading to a fourfold increase in heat transfer rate and a quarter of the time.
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Calculate radiation power for sphere whose temperature is and radius and emissivity
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the radiation power calculated using Stefan-Boltzmann law with the given temperature, radius, and emissivity.
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For proper ventilation of building, windows must be open near the bottom and top of the walls so as to let pass
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Correct option: B
In cool air near the bottom and hot air out near the roof
Option B (In cool air near the bottom and hot air out near the roof) is correct because hot air rises and exits through the top windows, while cool air enters through the bottom windows, creating a natural convection current.
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Two metallic wires of identical dimensions are connected in series. If and are the conductivities of these wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the combination is :
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the effective conductivity is derived from the series combination of resistances.
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The resistance of a resistance thermometer has values and at and respectively the temperature at which the resistance is is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using linear interpolation based on the resistance values at different temperatures.
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A liquid column of height 80cm at balances the same liquid of height 80.4 cm at 1000C. is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is calculated using the formula for the coefficient of volume expansion based on the change in height of the liquid column.
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Assertion: Liquids usually expand more than solids.
Reason: The intermolecular forces in liquids are weaker than in solids.
Reason: The intermolecular forces in liquids are weaker than in solids.
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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 liquids generally expand more than solids due to weaker intermolecular forces.
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A copper cube having a length of 10 cm each side is heated from to . If change in volume in c.c. is
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Correct option: C
3.6
Option C (3.6) is correct because it is the change in volume calculated using the coefficient of linear expansion and the initial volume.
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A steel ball initially at pressure of is heated from to keeping it’s volume constant, the final pressure inside the ball is (coefficient of linear expansion of steel is and bulk modulus of a steel is )
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the bulk modulus and the change in temperature to find the change in pressure.
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The coefficient of superficial expansion of a solid is . Its coefficient of linear expansion is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the coefficient of superficial expansion is approximately twice the coefficient of linear expansion.
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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 used to measure high temperatures, such as that of the sun, by detecting thermal radiation.
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On a hypothetical scale. A the ice point is and the steam point is for another scale B the ice point is and steam. Point is . If B reads the reading of A
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the relationship between two hypothetical temperature scales.
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A faulty thermometer has its lower fixed point as and upper fixed point marked as If the temperature of the body shown on this scale is the temperature shown on Celsius scale is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the temperature on the Celsius scale is calculated using the formula relating the faulty thermometer reading to the Celsius scale, accounting for the shifted fixed points.
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The volume of a gas at is 100 CC at normal pressure when it is heated to , its volume is 125 CC at the same pressure the volume coefficient of the gas is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is calculated using the formula for the volume coefficient of a gas.
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We plot the graph having temperature in on -axis and in on -axis. If the graph is straight line, then the correct statement is
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Correct option: B
The line intercepts the positive -axis
Option B (The line intercepts the positive -axis) is correct because the relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit is , which is a linear equation with a y-intercept of 32.
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'Stem corrections' in Platinum resistance thermometers are eliminated by the use of
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Correct option: A
Compensating leads
Option A is correct. Compensating leads are used in platinum resistance thermometers to eliminate stem corrections, which account for the temperature variation along the length of the leads.
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Two bars of copper having same length but unequal diameter are heated to the same temperature. The change in length will be
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Correct option: C
Same for both the bars
Option C (Same for both the bars) is correct because the change in length depends on the original length, the coefficient of linear expansion, and the change in temperature, none of which depend on the diameter.
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In a resistance thermometer the resistances at and are and respectively. The temperature corresponding to resistance is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the temperature is calculated using the linear relationship between resistance and temperature in a resistance thermometer.
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An anisotropic substance has coefficients of linear thermal expansions along x, y, z axes respectively. Coefficient of cubical expansion of its material is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct. The coefficient of cubical expansion for an anisotropic substance is the sum of the coefficients of linear expansion along the three axes: .
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The surface of a lake is at . Find the temperature of the bottom of the lake
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because water has maximum density at , so the bottom of the lake will be at this temperature.
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Colour of shining bright star is an indication of its
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Correct option: C
Temperature
Option C (Temperature) is correct because the color of a star is directly related to its surface temperature, following Wien's displacement law.
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Three metal rods of same lengths, and some area of cross section having conductivities 1,2,3 units are connected in series, then their effective conductivity will be
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Correct option: B
1.6 units
Option B (1.6 units) is correct because the effective conductivity of rods in series is calculated using the formula 1/K_eff = (1/K1 + 1/K2 + 1/K3)/3, which simplifies to K_eff = 3 / (1/1 + 1/2 + 1/3) = 1.6.
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The higher and the lower fixed points on a thermometer are separated by 160 mm when the length of the mercury thread above the lower temperature is 40 mm the temperature reading would be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the temperature is calculated using the ratio of the length of the mercury thread above the lower fixed point to the total length between the fixed points.
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Heat required to melt 10 g of Ice at
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Correct option: C
Both 1 and 2
Option C (Both 1 and 2) is correct because 0.8 k Cal is equivalent to 800 Cal, and both represent the heat required to melt 10 g of ice at 0°C.
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A thermometer is graduated in millimeters. It registers when the bulb of thermometer is in pure melting ice and when the thermometer is in steam at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The temperature in when the thermometer registers is
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Correct option: B
Option D () is correct because the temperature is calculated using the ratio of the length difference to the total length difference between the steam and ice points.
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The absolute zero temperature in Fahrenheit scale is
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Correct option: C
Option C (-460 °F) is correct because absolute zero (0 K or -273.15 °C) corresponds to approximately -459.67 °F, which is rounded to -460 °F.
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Water has maximum density at
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Correct option: D
Option D (Boiling Point) is correct because the boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the external pressure.
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