WEEKLY QUIZ-2

1. The spectrum of a black body at two temperatures 27 C and 327 C is shown in the Intensity
A
figure. Let A1 and A2 be the areas under the two curves respectively. The value of 2
A1 2
is :
327C
1
(a) 1 : 16 (b) 4 : 1 27C
Wavelength
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 16 : 1

2. A wall has two layers A and B each made of different materials. The layer A is 10 cm thick and B is 20 cm thick. The thermal conductivity of A is
thrice that of B. Under thermal equilibrium temperature difference across the wall is 35 C. The difference of temperature across the layer A is

(a) 20 C (b) 10 C (c) 15 C (d) 5 C

3. A black body radiates power P and maximum energy is radiated by it around a wavelength 0 . The temperature of the black body is now changed
30
such that it radiates maximum energy around the wavelength . The power radiated by it now is :
4

256 27 64 81
(a) P (b) P (c) P (d) P
81 64 27 256

4. If a body coated black at 600 K surrounded by atmosphere at 300 K has cooling rate r0 , the same body at 900 K, surrounded by the same
atmosphere, will have cooling rate equal to :

16 8
(a) r0 (b) r0 (c) 16r0 (d) 4r0
3 16

5. In the figure ABC is a conducting rod whose lateral surfaces are insulated. The length of the B
section AB is one half of that of BC, and the respective thermal conductivities of the two
sections are as given in the figure. If the ends A and C are maintained at 0C and 70C 2k
respectively, the temperature of junction B in the steady state is :
3k
A
(a) 30C (b) 40C
C

(c) 50C (d) 60C

6. Equal temperature differences exist between the ends of two metallic rods 1 and 2 of equal lengths. Their thermal conductivit ies are K1 and K2 and
area of cross-section are A1 and A2, respectively. The condition of equal rates of heat transfer is :

(a) K1 A2  K 2 A1 (b) K1 A1  K 2 A2 (c) K1 A12  K2 A22 (d) K12 A2  K22 A1

7. Two rods of copper and brass  

KC  KB of same length and area of cross-
Copper Brass B
A
section are joined as shown. End A is kept at 100C and end B at 0C. The
temperature at the junction :
(a) will be more than 50C (b) will be less than 50C (c) will be 50C

(d) may be more or less than 50C depending upon the size of rods
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8. Three rods of same dimensions have thermal conductivities 3k, 2k and k. They are 50 C
arranged as shown, with their ends at 100 0C, 500C and 00C. The temperature of their 2k
junction is
3k
0
200 0 100 C
k
(a) 750 C (b) C
3 0C
0

100 0
(c) 400C (d) C
3
9. Three rods made of the same material and having same cross sectional area but different 200C
lengths 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm are joined as shown. The temperature of the junction is
20 cm
(a) 10.80 C
10 cm
(b) 14.60 C 0 30 cm
30 C 100C

(c) 16.40 C

(d) 18.20 C

10. Two identical square rods of metal are welded end to end as shown in figure (i), 20
calories of heat flows through it in 4 minutes. If the rods are welded as shown in 00C 1000C
figure (ii), the same amount of heat will flow through the rods in 00C 1000C

(a) 1 minute (b) 2 minutes

(i) (ii)
(c) 4 minutes (d) 16 minutes