CHAPTER 11

QUESTION BANK
2 MARKS

1. What is absolute zero?

2. Define specific heat capacity.
3. Define molar specific heat capacity.
4. Define a blackbody. Draw the diagram of Ferry’s black body.
5. Two bodies of specific heat C1 and C2 having same heat capacities are combined to for a single
composite body. What is the specific heat of the composite body?
6. Why snow is a better heat insulator than ice?
7. Two bodies of different temperatures T1 and T2, if brought in thermal contact, do not necessarily
settle the mean temperature (T1+T2)/2. Why?
8. Show graphically how the energy emitted room a hot body varies with the wavelength of
radiation. Give some of the salient points of the graph.
9. A piece of paper wrapped tightly on a wooden rod is observed to get charred quickly when held
over a flame as compared to a similar piece of paper when wrapped on a brass rod. Explain why?
10. When pressure is increased, the melting point of ice is decreased on the other hand, the melting
point of wax increases with increase in pressure. Why?

3 marks:

1. Define Stefan’s law and Wein’s displacement law.

2. Explain thermal conduction. Write an expression for rate of heat flow between two opposite
faces of a slab of a homogeneous material whose two faces are maintained at a difference in
temperature of ΔT.
3. What are the two principal specific heats of a gas? Explain the relation between them.
4. State the principle of calorimetry. Explain how specific heat capacity of a solid can be
determined using the principle of mixtures.
5. Explain why Cp > Cv?
6. What are the three coefficient of expansion? Establish the relationship between the three.
7. Define what is meant by latent heat of fusion of ice. Give the factors on which the latent heat of
fusion of depends upon. Plot the graph showing the variation of temperature Vs heat from water
at 1 atmosphere pressure.
8. Cooling is difficult on hills. Why? How can we overcome this effect?

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