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1. A solid substance has just reached its melting point. Thermal energy is supplied to the substance
at a constant rate. Which graph shows the variation of the temperature T of the substance with
energy E supplied?

A. B.
T T

E E

C. D.
T T

E E

2. A container is filled with a mixture of helium and oxygen at the same temperature. The molar mass
of helium is 4  g  mol–1 and that of oxygen is 32  g  mol–1.

average speed of helium molecules

What is the ratio ?
average speed of oxygen molecules

1
A.
8

1
B.
8

C. 8

D. 8
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3. Container X contains 1.0  mol of an ideal gas. Container Y contains 2.0  mol of the ideal gas.
Y has four times the volume of X. The pressure in X is twice that in Y.

temperature of gas in X
What is ?
temperature of gas in Y

1
A.
4

1
B.
2

C. 1

D. 2
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specific heat capacity of copper

4. What are the units of the ratio ?
specific latent heat of vaporization of copper
A. no units

B. k

C. k-1

D. k-2

5. A sealed cylinder of length l and cross-sectional area A contains N molecules of an ideal gas
at kelvin temperature T.

What is the force acting on the area of the cylinder marked A due to the gas?

NRT
A.
l

NRT
B.
lA

NkBT
C.
lA

NkBT
D.
l

Turn over
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6. A fixed mass of an ideal gas is trapped in a cylinder of constant volume and its temperature
is varied. Which graph shows the variation of the pressure of the gas with temperature in
degrees Celsius?

A. pressure B. pressure

0 0
0 temperature / ˚C 0 temperature / ˚C

C. pressure D. pressure

0 0
0 temperature / ˚C 0 temperature / ˚C
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7. The graph shows how the temperature of a liquid varies with time when energy is supplied
to the liquid at a constant rate P. The gradient of the graph is K and the liquid has a
specific heat capacity c.

temperature

0 time

What is the mass of the liquid?

P
A.
cK

PK
B.
c

Pc
C.
K

cK
D.
P

8. Q and R are two rigid containers of volume 3V and V respectively containing molecules of the
same ideal gas initially at the same temperature. The gas pressures in Q and R are p and 3p
respectively. The containers are connected through a valve of negligible volume that is initially
closed.

Q valve R

3V V

The valve is opened in such a way that the temperature of the gases does not change. What is
the change of pressure in Q?

A. + p

+p
B.
2

−p
C.
2

D. − p
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9. Two sound waves from a point source on the ground travel through the ground to a detector.
The speed of one wave is 7.5  km  s–1, the speed of the other wave is 5.0  km  s–1.  The waves
arrive at the detector 15  s apart.  What is the distance from the point source to the detector?

A. 38  km

B. 45  km

C. 113  km

D. 225  km