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PHYSICS CLASS ROOM DISCUSSION

Transmission of Heat :
1. A copper bar 2m long has a circular cross section of radius 1cm. One end is kept at 1000C and the
other at 00C. It is assumed that no heat is lost through the surface. Find (a) the temparature gradient (b)
the temparature at 25cm from the hot end.
1) 50 K/m, 87.50C 2) 50 K/m, 12.50C 3) 25 K/m, 750C 4) 100 K/m, 87.50C
2. Under steady state, the temperature of a body
1) increases with time 2) decreases with time
3) does not change with time and is same at all points of the body
4) does not change with time but is different at different cross–sections
3. The length of a rod of aluminium is 2.0 m and its area of cross section is 2 cm2.Its one end is kept at
2000C and the other end at 1000C. How much heat will flow in the rod in 10 min .
( K for Al = 200 J / m sec0C)
1) 2400 J 2) 1200 J 3) 600 J 4) 120 J
4. Two cylindrical rods of lengths L1 and L2 have thermal conductivities k1 and k2 respectively.The ends
of the rods are maintained at the same temperature difference. If L1 = 2 L2 and their radii r1 = r2/2 ,
k1
the rates of heat flow in them will be the same if k is
2

1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 8
5. Two spherical containers of different materials, one with double the radius and one - fourth wall
thickness of the other are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete melting of ice in the larger
container is 25 minutes and for the smaller one is 16 minutes, the ratio of thermal concuctivies of the
materials of larger container to that of the smaller one is
1) 4 : 5 2) 5 : 4 3) 25 : 8 4) 8 : 25
6. A cubical vessel of side 10 cm is completely filled with Ice at 0°C and is immersed in water bath at
100°C. If thickness of walls of the vessel is 0.2 cm and conductivity is 0.02 CGS units, then time in
which all the Ice melts is (Density of Ice = 0.9 gm/cc)
1) 6 sec 2) 9 sec 3) 12 sec 4) 15 sec
7. A cylindrical rod with one end in a steam chamber and the other end in ice results in melting of 0.1 gm of ice
per second. If the rod is replaced with another of half the length, double the radius of the first and if the thermal
conductivity of the second rod is 1/4 th of the first, then the rate at which ice melts in gm / sec is
1) 3.2 2) 1.6 3) 0.2 4) 0.1
8. One end of a conducting rod is maintained at temperaute 500C and the other end is in melting ice at
00C. The rate of melting of ice is doubled, if
1) The temperature is made 2000C and area of cross section of the rod is doubled
2) The temperature is made 1000C and length of the rod is made four times
3) Area of cross section of the rod is halved and length is doubled
4) The temperature is made 1000C and area of cross section of rod and length both are doubled
9. Two rods of equal length and area of cross-section are connected in parallel between temperatures
200c and 800c. If ratio of their thermal conductivities is 3 : 4, then the ratio of the effective thermal
conductivity to that of the first rod is
1) 7:4 2) 7:6 3) 4:7 4) 7:8
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10. One end of a copper rod of uniform cross - section and of length 1.5 m is kept in contact with ice and
the other end with water at 1000C. At what point from water end along its length from the water end,
should a temperature of 2000C be maintained so that in steady state, the mass of ice melting be equal to
that of the steam produced in the same interval of time ? Assume that the whole system is insulated from
the surroundings.
1) 10.34 cm 2) 75 cm 3) 50 cm 4) 20.68 cm
14. Rods of a copper , brass and steel are welded together to form a Y - shaped figure as shown .The
cross-sectional area of each rod is 4cm2. The free end of the copper rod is maintained at 1000C and the
free ends of the brass and steel rods at 00C . The lengths of the copper , brass and steel rods are 46cm
, 13cm & 12cm respectively. The temperature of the junction point P, in steady state is
( KCu=0.92 , KBrass = 0.26 , KSteel = 0.12 in C.G..S units ) 00C 00C

1) 200C
S te e l B rass
0 P
2) 30 C
C opper
3) 400C
1000C

4) 600C
15. Temperature of the two outer surfaces of a composite slab, consisting of two materials having coeffi-
cients of thermal conductivity K and 2 K, thickness X and 4X respectively are T2 and T1 ( T2 > T1). The
  T2  T1  KA 
rate of heat transfer through the slab, in a steady state is   f , with f equal to
 X 

1
1) 1 2)
2 T2 K 2K T1

2 1
3) 4) x 4x
3 3
16. A composite wall of area A is made of equal thickness of lead and iron having thermal conductivities K
and 2K respectively. The temperatures on the two sides of the composite wall are 1000C and 00C with
the lead layer on hotter side. The steady state temperature on the lead – iron interface is
1) 500C 2) 250C 3) 33.30C 4) 750C
17. Three rods A , B & C of the same length and cross-sectional area are joined in series as shown.
Their themal conductivities are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 1.5 . If the open ends of A & C are at 2000C and
180C respectively , the temperature at the junction of A & B in equillibrium is
A B C
1) 740C 2) 1160C
K 2K 1 5K.
3) 1560C 4) 1480C
2000 C 18 0 C
18. The coefficient of thermal conductivity of copper is 9 times that of steel. In the composite rod length of
copper and steel parts are 18 cm and 6 cm respectively. Temperature at the free face of copper is
1000C and that of steel is 00C. Then the temperature difference across the copper rod is
1) 750C 2) 670C 3) 330C 4) 250C
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19. A cylinder of radius R made of a material of thermal conductivity k1 is surrounded by a cylindrical shell of
inner radius R and outer radius 2R made of a material of thermal conductivity k2. The two ends of the
combied system are maintained at two different temperatures. There is no loss of heat across the cylindrical
surface and the system is in steady state. The effective thermal conductivity of the system is
k1 k 2 k  3k 2 3k  k
1) k1+k2 2) k  k 3) 1 4) 1 2
1 2 4 4
20. Two rods(One semi - circular and other staraight) of same material and of same cross -sectional area
are joined as shown in the figure. The points A and B are maintained at different temperatures. Find the
ratio of the heat transferred through a cross - section of a semi - circular rod to the heat transferred
through a cross section of the straight rod in a given time.
2 
1) 2)
 2

3) 2  4)  A B
21. Two identical rods of same material are welded in series then 20 cal of heat flows through them in 4
minute. If the rods are welded in parallel then the same amount of heat will flow in
1) 1 minute 2) 2 minute 3) 4 minute 4) 16 minute
22. Three rods of identical cross - sectional area and made from the same metal form the sides of an
isosceles triangle ABC right angled at B. The points A and B are maintained at temperatures T and
2 T respectively in steady state. Assuming that only heat conduction takes place find the temperature
at point C.
3T 3T 2T 2T
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1
23. Six identical conducting rods are joined as shown in figure. Points A and D are maintained at temperatures
2000C and 200C respectively. The temperature of junction B will be
1) 1200C
2) 1000C
C D
3) 1400C A B
200C
2000C
4) 800C
24. Heat energy is passing through a combination of two metal rods. In steady state, a graph is plotted
between temperature of any section verses its position from the hot end. Then
a) Slope of the graph in either material gives the temperature gradient in that material.
b) In series combination of the rods, slope of the graph in any material is inversely proportional to its
coefficient of thermal conductivity
c) In parallel combination of the rods, slope of the graph is same for both the rods
d) In series (or) parallel combination of the rods, slope of the graph is same in both the rods
1) a, b, c only are true 2) a, d only are true 3) a, b, d only are true 4) all are true

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25. In Ingen Hauz experiment, the wax melts upto 4 cm and 8 cm on bars A and B, respectively. The ratio
of the thermal conductivites of A and B is
1) 1 : 2 2) 1 : 4 3) 1 : 8 4) 1 : 16
26. Ice starts forming on a lake with water at 0°C, when the atmospheric temperature is
– 6°C. If the time taken for 1 cm of Ice to be formed is 5 hours, then time taken for thickness of ice to
change from 1 cm to 2 cm is
1) 20 Hr. 2) 10 Hr. 3) 15 Hr. 4) 25 Hr.
27. Assertion (A) : Conductrion of heat can take place in solids, liquids and gases.
Reason (R) : Liquids and gases are less efficient conductors of heat than solids.
1) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2) A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, R is false. 4) A is false, R is true.
28. Assertion (A) : The thermal conductivity of a block depends on its dimensions and nature of its
material.
Reason (R) : The heat conducted by a block is proportional to area of cross–section and inversely
proportional to its length.
1) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2) A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, R is false. 4) A is false, R is true.
29. Assertion (A) : It is hotter at the same distance over the top of a fire than it is on the sides.
Reason (R) : Heat is transmitted equally in all directions by radiation but convection takes heat upwards
only.
1) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2) A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, R is false. 4) A is false, R is true.
30. A) Natural convection can take place in gravity free region
B) Forced convection is the principle in maintaining constant temperature of our body.
1) A is correct, B is wrong 2) Both A & B are correct
3) A is wrong, B is correct 4) Both A & B are wrong
31. A runner moves along the road at 2.0 ms-1 in still air that is at a temperature of 29.00C. His surface area
is 1.4m2, of which approximately 85% is exposed to the air. Find the rate of convective heat loss from
his skin at a temperature 35.00C to the outside air? Coefficient of convection for dry air and bare skin
at wind speed 2.0 ms-1 is 22 W/m2 0C.
1) 160W 2) 184.8W 3) 80W 4) 320W
32. A) Diathermanous bodies allow heat to pass through them.
B) Air is diathermanous and glass is athermanous.
1) Both A and B are true 2) A is true and B is false
3) A is false and B is true 4) Both A and B are false
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33. Assertion(A): When two bodies are at same temperature, there is a flow of Thermal radiation between
them.
Reason (R): At all temperatures above 00 K the radiations are emitted and absorbed
simultaneously
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanatin of A
3) Ais true and R is false 4) A is false and R is true
34. In a Thermos flask, heat losses due to
1) Conduction & Convection are minimised by creating vacuum betwen the two walls of the flask
2) Radiation is minimised by silver polishing both inner & outer surfaces
3) Both 1 & 2 4) None of the above
35. Which of the following statements is wrong.
1) Rough surfaces are better radiators than smooth surfaces.
2) Highly polished mirror - like surfaces are very good radiators.
3) Black surfaces are better absorbers than white ones.
4) Black surfaces are better radiators than white ones
36. An electric bulb has a filament of surface area 0.3 cm2.The filament is raised to a temperature of
27270C when a current passes through it . Calculate the electric power being consumed in watt to
maintain this temperature if the emissivity of the filament is 0.35 .
Stafan’s constant = 5.67 x 10–8Wm–2K–4
1) 15.85 W 2) 38.92 W 3) 26.52 W 4) 48.22 W
37. Two electric bulbs have filaments of lengths ‘L’ and ‘2L’, diameters 2D, D and emissivities 3e and
4e.their absolute temperatures are in the ratio 2:3, the ratio of their radiant powers is ------
1) 1:8 2) 4:3 3) 25:64 4) 4:27
38. A black metal foil is warmed by radiation from a small sphere at temperature T and at a distance d. It
is found that the power received by the foil is P. If both the temperature and the distance are doubled
, the power received by the foil will be
1) 16 P 2) 4 P 3) 2 P 4) P
39. Two metallic spheres S1 and S2 are made of the same material and have identical surface finish . The
mass of S1 is three times that of S2 . Both the spheres are heated to the same high temperature and
placed in the same room having lower temperature but are thermally insulated from each other. The
ratio of the initial rate of cooling of S1 to that of S2 is
1/ 3
1 1 3  1
1) 2) 3) 4)  
3 3 1 3
40. Four spheres A, B, C and D of different metals but of same radius are kept at same temperature. The
ratio of their densities and specific heats are 2 : 3 : 5 : 1 and 3 : 6 : 2 : 4 respectively. Which sphere will
show the fastest rate of cooling (initially) when placed in same surroundings.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
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41. The graph, shown in the diagram, represents the variation of temperature (T) of the bodies, x and y having
same surface area, with time (t) due to the emission of radiation. Find the correct relation between the
emissivity and absorptivity power of the two bodies
T
1) Ex  Ey and a x  a y

2) Ex  Ey and a x  a y y

3) Ex  Ey and a x  a y x

4) Ex  Ey and a x  a y t

42. A star behaves like a perfect Black body emitting radiant energy. The ratio of radiant energy emitted per
sec by this star to that emitted by another star having 8 times the radius of the former but having Kelvin
temperature one fourth of the former is
1) 1: 4 2) 1: 8 3) 4 : 1 4) 1: 16
43. A black body is at a temperature of 2880 K. The energy of radiation emitted by this object with
wavelength between 499 nm and 500 nm is U1, between 999 nm and 1000 nm is U2 and between 1499
nm and 1500 nm is U3. The Wein's constant b = 2.88 x 106 nmK. Then
1) U1 = U2 = U3 2) U1 < U2 < U3 3) U1 > U2 > U3 4) U1 < U2 > U3
44. Two large closely spaced concentric spheres both are black bodies are maintained at temperature
200K and 300K respectively. The space in between the spheres is evacuated. The rate of energy lost
by 300K sphere per unit area is
1) 184.5 W/m2 2) 259 W/m2 3) 369 W/m2 4) 500 W/m2
45. A solid copper sphere (density  and specific heat capacity c) of radius r at an initial temperature 200K
is suspended inside a chamber whose walls are at almost OK. The time required (in  s) for the tempera-
ture of the sphere to drop to 100K is
72 r  c 7r  c 27r  c 7r  c
1) 2) 3) 4)
7 72 72 27
46. When the temperature of a black body increases, it is observed that the wavelength corresponding to
maximum energy changes from 0.26 m to 0.13 m . The ratio of the emissive powers of the body at
the respective temperatures is
1) 16/1 2) 4/1 3) 1/4 4) 1/16
47. If ratio of rates of loss of heat of two bodies is x : y and ratio of rates of fall of temperature is p : q , then
ratio of their heat capacities will be
xp xq yq yp
1) 2) 3) 4)
yq yp xp xq
48. In Newton’s law of cooling, if the rates of emission of radiation by a calorimeter from 750C to 700C ,
700C to 650C and from 650C to 600C are E1 , E2 and E3 respectively then
1) E1  E2  E3 2 ) E1  E2  E3 3) E1  E2  E3 4) E1  E2  E3

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49. A body cools from 600C to 400C in 7 minutes. If the temperature of the surroundings is 100C, the
temperature of the body after next 7 minutes is
1) 210C 2) 240C 3) 280C 4) 200C
50. 40 gm of water and an equal volume of alcohol (specific gravity is 0.8 ) are placed one after another in
the same calorimeter of water equivalent 2 gm. They are found to cool from 600C to 550C in 2 min. and
1 min. respectively . Find specific heat of alcohol ?
1) 0.6 cal/gm0C 2) 0.8 cal/gm0C 3) 1.2 cal/gm0C 4) 6.8 cal/gm0C

KEY

1) 1 2) 4 3) 2 4) 4 5) 4 6) 3 7) 3 8) 4 9) 2 10) 1

11) 2 12) 2 13) 2 14) 3 15) 4 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 3 20) 1

21) 1 22) 1 23) 3 24) 1 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 4 29) 1 30) 3

31) 1 32) 1 33) 1 34) 3 35) 2 36) 4 37) 4 38) 2 39) 4 40) 4

41) 3 42) 3 43) 4 44) 4 45) 3 46) 1 47) 2 48) 2 49) 3 50) 1

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