PEA's Quad PHYSICS HEAT (Thermometry, Expansion of Solid, Liquid, Gas, Calorimetry Mechanical Equivalent)

HEAT
Thermometry, Expansion of Solid, Liquid, Gas, Calorimetry Mechanical Equivalent
1. Gas thermometers are more sensitive than liquid thermometers because the gas
a) Are lighter b) Have low specific heat capacity
c) Have high specific heat capacity d) Have large coefficient of expansion
2. The temperature at which celcius scale reading become one third of Fahrenheit scale reading is
80
a) 80°C b) °F c) 80°F d) 40°C
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3. Mercury boils at 357°C, a mercury thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 400°C when
a) Maintaining vacuum above Hg b) Filling N2 at high pressure
c) Filling N2 at low pressure d) Filling O2 at high pressure
4. The temperature of body increases by 60°C then increase in temperature in Fahrenheit scale will be
a) 60°F b) 75°F c) 108°F d) 120°F
5. When graph is plotted between °C & °F scales. The sine of angle made by line with °C axis is
5 5 9 5
a) b) c) d)
9 106 106 86
6. Lower and upper fixed points of a thermometer are 5°C & 95°C give the temperature 41°C in room. The temperature of room is
a) 40°C b) 40.5°C c) 41°C d) 41.5°C
7. Constant volume gas thermometer shows pressure 50 cm and 90 cm of Hg at 0°C & 100°C respectively. The temperature of a place when
pressure become 60 cm of Hg is
a) 25°C b) 40°C c) 150°C d) 12.5°C
8. A metallic ball has spherical cavity at it's centre. If ball is heated the volume of cavity in ball
a) Increases b) Decreases
c) Remain same d) May increase or decrease depending on nature of matter
9. A solid and another hollow metal sphere of same material & radius are heated through same temperature. The change in volume will be
a) Equal for both b) More for solid c) More for liquid d) Can't predict
10. Coefficient of linear expansion of crystal is x in one direction and y in every direction perpendicular to x. The coefficient of cubical expansion is
a) x + y b) 2x + y c) x + 2y d) 2x + 3y
11. Platinum is preferred to make light scaling with glass due to
a) Thermal conductivity b) Equal cubical expansivity c) Density d) Thermal capacity
12. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C then volume of water
a) Increases b) Decreases
c) Doesnot change d) First decreases the increases
13. Volume of metal sphere increases by 0.24% when the temperature is raised by 40°C the coefficient of linear expansion of metal is
a) 2 × 10–5/°C b) 6 × 10–5/°C c) 18 × 10–5/°C d) 11.2 × 10–5/°C
14. Two rods of length l1 and l2 having linear expansivities α1 & α2 are joined to form a rod of length l1 + l2. Both rods are heated by same range of
α2 
temperature then length increase by equal amount so 
α1 + α2 is
l1 l1 + l2 l2 l1 + l2
a) b) c) d)
l1 + l2 l2 l1 + l2 l1
15. A flask of volume 2 litre contains some mercury. It is found that the volume of air inside flask remain same at all temperature then volume of
Hg is (α of glass = 9 × 10–6/°C & 6 of Hg = 1.8 × 10–4/°C)
a) 1500 cc b) 150 cc c) 3000 cc d) 300 cc
16. The coefficient of apparent expansion of a liquid in a copper vessel is 'C' and in a silver vessel is S. The linear expansivity copper is α then
linear expansivity of silver is
C + S + 3α C – S + 3α C + 3α – S C – S – 3α
a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 3
17. A pendulum clock keep correct time at 15°C. If room temperature rises to 20°C then lose in time in a day is (α of iron = 12 × 10–6/°C)
a) 2.5 s b) 2.6 s c) 2.4 s d) 2.2 s
18. A glass bottle weighs 50g and 1040g when filled with liquid at 0°C when it is heated to 100°C, 10g of liquid overflow. The real expansivity of
liquid is 2 × 10–4/°C then coefficient of linear expansion of container is
a) 3.3 × 10–5/°C b) 3 × 10–4/°C c) 6 × 10–4/°C d) 1 × 10–4/°C

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19. A glass vessel just hold 50g of liquid at 0°C. The coefficient of linear expansion of glass is 8 × 10–6/°C then mass of liquid it can hold at 80°C
is (absolute exparisivity of liquid is 5 × 10–4/°C)
a) 46 g b) 48 g c) 51 g d) 42 g
20. A glass flask of volume 200 cc is completely filled with Hg at 20°C. The amount of Hg spill at 80°C is
(The cubical expansivity of flask is 27 × 10–6/°C & real expansivity of Hg is 18 × 10–5/°C)
a) 2.16 cc b) 0.82 cc c) 1.84 cc d) 2.4 cc
21. A thin copper wire of length 'l' increases in length by 1% when heated from 0°C to 100°C. If then copper plate of area 2l × l is heated from 0°C
to 100°C then % increase in area will be
a) 1% b) 2% c) 3% d) 4%
22. A bimetallic strip is made by two different metals strips of metal A and metal B of linear expansivities αA & αB where αA > αB then on heating
the strip will
a) Bend with A on outer side b) Bend with B on outer side
c) Will not bend at all d) None
23. A brass rod and steel rod differ by 10 cm in length at all temperature. The length of brass rod at 0°C if α of brass and steel are 18 × 10–6/°C &
12 × 10–6/°C respectively
a) 20 cm b) 30 cm c) 10 cm d) 15 cm
24. The real expansivity of liquid is 1.6 × 10–4/°C. If density of liquid is 10 g/cc at 0°C then density at 673 K will be
a) 10 g/cc b) 9.4 g/cc c) 9.6 g/cc d) 8.5 g/cc
25. Steel rails 40 m long are laid on a day when temperature is –10°C. The space that must be left between rails to allow for expansion at a
temperature of 40°C if coefficient of linear expansion is 12 × 10–6/°C
a) 0.012 m b) 0.024 m c) 0.014 m d) 0.01 m
26. Moment of inertia of a ball is I at 0°C. The temperature of ball is raised to θ then moment of inertia of it increase by
Iαθ
a) I α θ b) 2Iαθ c) 4Iαθ d)
2
27. A glass tube contains mercury at 18°C and level of mercury is at 60 cm mark. If temperature increased to 38°C the level of mercury in tube
will be (γ of Hg = 180 × 10–6/°C & γ of glass = 30 × 10–6/°C)
a) 60.2 cm b) 61 cm c) 62 cm d) 60.3 cm
x
28. An iron ball sink x fraction in Hg at 0°C & y fraction at 60°. The coefficient of volume expansion of iron & Hg are γs & γl then is
y
1 + 60 γs 1 – 60 γs 1 + 60 γs 1 + 60 γl
a) b) c) d)
1 + 60 γl 1 + 60 γl 1 – 60 γl 1 + 60 γs
29. A steel rod measured with a zinc scale both being at 25°C appears to be 1m long. If scale is correct at 0°C then length of rod at 0°C will be (α
of steel = 12 × 10–6/°C & α of zinc = 26 × 10–6/°C)
a) 1 m b) 1.00065 m c) 1.00035 m d) 1.00025 m
30. A piece of glass weighs 25g in air 16.77g in water at 4°C and 16.89 g in water at 60°C. The absolute expansivity of water if linear expansivity
of glass is 8 × 10–6/°C is
a) 1.8 × 10–4/°C b) 2.2 × 10–4/°C c) 2.9 × 10–4/°C d) 3.6 × 10-4/°C
31. A liquid with coefficient of volume expansion γ is filled in a container of a material having coefficient of linear expansion α. If the liquid over
flows on heating
a) γ = 3α b) γ > 3α c) γ < 3α d) γ = 2α
32. A given mass of a gas occupies a volume 100 cc at one atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 100°C. What will be its volume at 4
atmospheric pressure, the temperature being same
a) 100 cc b) 400 cc c) 25 cc d) 200 cc
33. A sample of ideal gas occupies a volume V at a pressure P and absolute temperature T. The mass of each molecule is 'm' then density of gas is
P P Pm
a) mKT b) c) d)
KT KTV KT
34. A metal ball is immersed in alcohol weights W1 at 0°C and W2 at 60°. The coefficient of cubical expansion of metal is less than alcohol. The
density of metal is large in comparison to alcohol then
W1
a) W1 > W2 b) W1 = W2 c) W1 < W2 d) W2 =
2
35. 16g of oxygen and x g of hydrogen occupy same volume at same temperature & pressure then value of x is
a) 1 g b) 2 g c) 3 g d) 4 g
36. One litre of Helium under a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 27°C is heated until its pressure and volume are doubled. The final
temperature attained by gas is
a) 900°C b) 927°C c) 273°C d) 546°C
37. A gas in a closed vessel is heated through 1 K then pressure of gas increases by 0.4%. The initial temperature of gas is
a) 250 K b) 300 K c) 350 K d) 400 K

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38. The graph between P & T at different volume is as shown in fig the correct relation is
V2
P V1

T
V2
a) V1 = V2 b) V1 < V2 c) V1 > V2 d) V1 =
2
39. An air bubble rises from bottom of pond to surface then radius of bubble is doubled. The atmospheric pressure is equal to 10 m of water then
depth of pond is
a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 70 m d) 80 m
40. Three different liquids A, B & C of equal mass are at 12°C, 19°C and 28°C respectively. When A & B are mixed the temperature of mixture
become 16°C and on mixing B & C the temperature of mixture become 23°C. The temperature of mixture on mixing A & C is
a) 18.2°C b) 22°C c) 20.2°C d) 25.2°C
41. A man melt 60g of ice by chewing in one minutes. The power of teeth is
a) 4800 W b) 336 W c) 1.33 W d) 512 W
42. In atmosphere of 20°C, water in a container cools from 55°C to 45°C in 8 minutes. The time in which it cool from 45°C to 35°C is
a) 4 minutes b) 12 minutes c) 16 minutes d) 24 minutes
43. 1 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 1g of water at 100°C. The resulting temperature of mixture is
a) 0°C b) 5°C c) 10°C d) 15°C
44. 10g of steam is mixed with 100 of ice at 0°C then temperature of mixture is
a) 0°C b) 5°C c) 15°C d) 100°C
45. 3g of steam is mixed with 6g of ice at 0°C then temperature of mixture will be
a) 0°C b) 32°C c) 64°C d) 100°C
46. The volume of Hg in the bulb of a thermometer is 10 m . The area of cross section of capillary tube is 2 × 10 m2. The temperature is raised
–6 3 –7

to 100°C then increase in length of mercury column is (γ of Hg = 18 × 10–5/°C)

a) 18 cm b) 0.9 cm c) 9 cm d) 1.8 cm
47. Steam at 100°C is passed through 1.1 kg of water contained in a colorimeter of water equivalent 0.02 kg at 15°C till the temperature of
calorimeter and its content rises to 80°C. The mass of steam condensed is
a) 0.13 kg b) 0.065 kg c) 0.26 kg d) 0.135 kg
48. When a copper block of mass 50 g is heated to 100°C and placed in a block of ice at 0°C. The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.1 cal/g°C
then mass of ice melt is
a) 6.15 g b) 6.2 g c) 6.25 g d) 6.3 g
49. Water falls from a height of 420 m then the difference in temperature between bottom & top of water fall is
a) 0.1°C b) 0.2°C c) 1°C d) 2°C
50. When a block of ice of 0°C is dropped from certain height then it just melt on reaching to earth's surface. The height is
a) 16.5 km b) 33.6 km c) 48 km d) 84 km
51. The height from which a block of ice should be dropped so that it just melt if 75% of energy is only converted into heat is
a) 23 km b) 45 km c) 65 km d) 75 km
52. A metal ball is dropped from a height of 40 m & rebound to 10 m then rise in temperature if spheat capacity of metal is 0.1 cal/g°C is
a) 0.95°C b) 0.23°C c) 0.71°C d) 1.2°C
53. Find velocity of lead bullet at 40°C incident on a wooden block so that it just melt if mp = 330°C spiheat capacity of lead = 0.08 cal/g°C and
latent heat of fusion = 5 cal/g
a) 320 m/s b) 438 m/s c) 486 m/s d) 517 m/s
54. Two gases at same temperature T1 pressure P and volume V are mixed. The mixture has volume V at temperature T the pressure of mixture
will be
P
a) b) P c) 2P d) 4P
2
55. A cylinder containing 19 kg of gas at 9.5 atm pressure and 7°C temperature. This cylinder is removed to a place at 27°C then safety valve open
and gas escape until pressure become 10 atm. The mass of gas escape is
a) 0.03 kg b) 0.33 kg c) 3.3 kg d) 4 kg

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