BHAIRAB GANGULY COLLEGE

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

SEM-III, INTERNAL EXAMINATION, 2021

PHYSICS-GENERAL
Paper: PHSGCORE03T—Thermal Physics
Time: 30 minutes. Full Marks: 8x2=16
Each carries 2 marks.

1. A gas obeys kinetic theory perfectly is known as

a) Monatomic gas b) Diatomic gas c) Real gas d) Perfect gas e) Pure gas

2 .Which one is not the assumption in kinetic theory of gases

a. The molecules of the gas are in continual random motion
b. The molecules interact during the collision
c. The molecules are tiny hard sphere undergoing inelastic collisions
d. The collisions are of short duration

3. Let A & B are two sample of ideal gases of equal mole .let T be the temperature of both the
gas Let EA and EB are there total energy respectively .Let MA and MB are these respective
molecular mass .which of these is true
a) EA > EB b) EA < EB c) EA =EB d)none of these

4. Let V, Vrms and Vp respectively denotes the mean speed, root mean square speed and most
probable speed of the molecule in ideal monatomic gas at absolute temperature T. The mass of
the molecule is m then
a. No molecule can have a speed greater than (2)1/2Vrms
b. No molecule can have a speed less than Vp / (2)1/2
c. Vp < V < Vrms
d. The average kinetic energy of a molecule (3/4 )mV p2

5. As the wavelength of the radiation decreases, the intensity of the black body radiations
a) Increases, b) Decreases c) First Increases then decrease d) First decrease then increase

6.The maximum energy in the thermal radiation from a hot source at a wave length of
11  10 5 cm according to Wien’s law, the temperature of the source (on Kelvin scale) will
be n times the temperature of another source (on Kelvin scale) for which the wavelength at
a maximum energy 5.5  10 5 cm . The value of n is
a) 2 b) 4 c) ½ d) 1

7. The emissive power of a body depends upon its

a) temperature b) wave length c.) physical nature d) All of these

8. Electromagnetic radiation travels through vacuum at a speed of __________ m/s.

a) 10,000 b) It depends on wavelength. c) 3.00 × 10 8 d) 186,000