CALORIMETRY

Total number of questions in this chapter are :

(i) Level # 1 ....................... 35

(ii) Level # 2 ....................... 16

(iii) Level # 3 ....................... 13

(iii) Level # 4 ....................... 08

Total no. of questions ....................... 72

 LEVEL # 1
Questions Questions Specific heat of gas
based on
Basic definition based on

Q.1 The amount of heat required to raise the Q.10 The value of specific heat of an ideal gas, with
temperature of 1 kg of water through 1°C is rise in temperature -
called – (A) Increases (B) Decreases
(A) kilocalorie (B) calorie (C) Is independent (D) None of these
(C) B.T.U. (D) calorie/°C
Q.11 The specific heat of a gas -
Q.2 Two spheres made of same substance have
(A) Has only two values Cp and Cv
diameters in the ratio 1 : 2. Their thermal
capacities are in the ratio of – (B) Has only one value at a specifice temperature
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1: 8 (C) May have any value between 0 and 
(D) Depends on the mass of the gas.
(C) 1: 4 (D) 2 : 1
Q.3 The amount of heat required to change the state Q.12 Experiments were carried out by the students for
of 1 kg of substance at constant temperatue is determination of values of Cp and Cv in cal/mole K,
called – the following pair is correct -
(A) kilocal (B) calorie (A) Cv = 2, Cp = 1 (B) Cv = 4, Cp = 5
(C) specific heat (D) latent heat (C) Cv = 3, Cp = 4 (D) Cv = 3, Cp = 5
Q.4 The water equivalent of a 400 g copper Q.13 The ratio of Cp of a mono-atomic gas and Cv of
calorimeter (specific heat = 0.1 cal/g°C) – a diatomic gas is -
(A) 40 g (B) 4000 g
(A) 3 : 5 (B) 5 : 3
(C) 200 g (D) 4 g
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 7 : 5
Q.5 The thermal capacity of 40 g of aluminium
(specific heat = 0.2 cal/gm°C) – Q.14 The approximate value of Cv of 1 gm helium gas
is -
(A) 40 cal/°C (B) 160 cal/°C
(C) 200 cal/°C (D) 8 cal/°C (A) 3/4 cal/gmºC (B) 3 cal/gmºC
(C) 3/2 cal/gmºC (D) 2/3 cal/gmºC
Q.6 A ball of mass 20 g and specific heat capacity 0.1
cal/g –ºC. The water equivalent of ball is - Q.15 With the rise in atomicity of a gas the ratio of
(A) 2g (B) 4g (C) 6g (D) 5g specific heats of a gas -
Q.7 The heat capacity of a metal is 4200 J/k. Its water (A) Increase
equivalent is - (B) Decrease
(A) 0.5 kg (B) 1 kg (C) Remains unchanged
(C) 1.5 kg (D) 2 kg (D) May increase or decrease

Q.8 How much heat energy is gained when 5 kg of Q.16 The specific heat of gas under constant pressure
water at 20ºC is brought to its boiling is 7/2 R, the gas is -
point ?
(A) Mono- atomic (B) Diatomic
(A) 1680 kJ (B) 1700 kJ (C) Tri-atomic (D) Ideal
(C) 1720 kJ (D) 1740 kJ
Q.17 On mixing 1 mole of He and 1 mole of oxygen,
Q.9 The amount of heat required to raise the
the value of molar specific heat at constant
temperature of a body from 20ºC to 60º C is
volume is-
(water equivalent of body is 10 gm).
(A) R (B) 2R
(A) 200 cal (B) 300 cal
(C) 3R (D) 4R
(C) 400 cal (D) 500 cal
Q.18 In the above question, the value of molar specific Q.26 10 gm of ice at – 20ºC is added to 10 gm of water
heat at constant pressure will be - at 50ºC. Specific heat of water = 1 cal/g–ºC,
(A) R (B) 2R specific heat of ice = 0.5 cal/gm-ºC. Latent heat
(C) 3R (D) 4R of ice = 80 cal/gm. Then resulting temperature
Questions
Principle of calorimetry is -
based on
Q.19 Two liquids A and B are at 32ºC and 24ºC. When (A) –20ºC (B) 15ºC
mixed in equal masses the temperature of the (C) 0ºC (D) 50ºC
mixture is found to be 28ºC. Their specific heats
are in the ratio of – Q.27 5 gm of steam at 100ºC is passed into six gm of
(A) 3 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 ice at 0ºC. If the latent heats of steam and ice in
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 4 : 3 cal per gm are 540 and 80 respectively, then the
Q.20 A liquid of mass m and specific heat c is heated final temperature is -
to a temperature 2T. Another liquid of mass m/2 (A) 0ºC (B) 100ºC
and specific heat 2c is heated to a temperature
(C) 50ºC (D) 30ºC
T. If these two liquids are mixed, the resulting
temperature of the mixture is – Q.28 A vessel contains 10–1 kg of ice at 0ºC. Now
(A) (2/3)T (B) (8/5)T steam is passed into the vessel to melt ice.
(C) (3/5)T (D) (3/2)T Neglecting the thermal capacity of the vessel,
Q.21 The temperature of equal masses of three find the mass of water in the vessel when all ice
different liquids A, B and C are 12ºC, 19ºC and melts into water.
28ºC respectively. The temperature when A and
B are mixed is 16ºC, when B and C are mixed is (A) 12.5 gm (B) 100 gm
23ºC; what is the temperature when A and C are (C) 112.5 gm (D) 125 gm
mixed ?
Questions
(A) 31ºC (B) 20.26ºC based on
Heat
(C) 19.5ºC (D) 28ºC Q.29 Heat is –
Questions
Latent heat and phase change (A) The amount of internal energy contained in
based on
a body
Q.22 One kg of ice at 0°C is mixed with 1 kg of water (B) Equal to ms (where m = mass,
at 10°C. The resulting temperature will be
s = specific heat and  = temperature of the
(A) between 0°C and 10°C
(B) 0°C body)
(C) less than 0°C (C) The sum of kinetic and potential energy of
molecules of the body
(D) greater than 0°C
(D) The amount of internal energy flowing from
Q.23 If 10 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 10 g of water a body at higher temperature
at 40°C, the final mass of water in the mixture is
Q.30 If Cp and Cv are gram specific heats at constant
(A) 10 g (B) 15 g
pressure and constant volume respectively, then
(C) 18 g (D) 20 g
it is found that for hydrogen Cp – Cv = a and for
Q.24 540 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 540 g of water oxygen Cp – Cv = b. The relation between a and
at 80°C. The final temperature of the mixure is b is –
(A) 0°C (B) 40°C (A) a = b (B) a = 4b
(C) 80°C (D) less than 0°C (C) a = 16b (D) 16a = b

Q.25 Steam at 100°C is passed into 2.0 kg of water Q.31 11 grames of carbondioxide are heated at
contained in a calorimeter of water equivalent constant pressure from 27ºC to 227ºC. The
0.02 kg at 15°C till the temperature of the amount of heat transferred to carbondioxide will
calorimeter and its contents rises to 95°C. The
be
mass of steam condensed in kg is
(A) 110 Calorie (B) 220 Calorie
(A) 0.301 (B) 0.298
(C) 450 Calorie (D) 2200 Calorie
(C) 0.60 (D) 2.02
Q.32 1 gram of ice at 0ºC is converted to steam at Q.34 In the above problem the specific heat of iron
100ºC. The amount of heat required will be will be
(A) 756 Calorie (B) 12000 Calorie (A) 0.72 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.11 (D) 0.44
(C) 716 Calorie (D) 450 Calorie Q.35 The amount of heat required to increase the
Q.33 When the temperature of an iron sphere of mass temperature of 1 mole of an ideal gas through
1kg. falls from 30ºC to 25º C, then 550 calories of 10K at constant pressure is 207 joule. Keeping
heat are released The heat capacity of iron sphere the same gas at constant volume, the amount of
will be in Cal/ºC heat required to increase its temperature through
10K will be -
(A) 110 (B) 220
(A) 124 Joule (B) 215.3 joule
(C) 330 (D) 440
(C) 29 Joule (D) 198.7 Joule
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 The variation of temperature of a material as heat Q.7 If temperature scale is changed from °C to °F, the
is given to it at constant rate is shown in fig. The numerical value of specific heat will -
material is in solid state at the point O. The state (A) increase
of the material at point P is – (B) decrease
(C) remain unchanged
(D) increase for some substances and decrease
for other
Q.8 The specific heat of water in cal/g° C varies with
temperature t°C according to curve
C C

1.0 1.0
(A) solid
(B) liquid (A) (B)
(C) vapour
O 15 (t°C) O 15 (t°C)
(D) partly solid partly liquid
C
Q.2 The specific heat of same substance is expressed
in two unit i.e., C1 cal/g°C and C2 cal/g°F. Which
1.0
of the following relation is true –
(A) C1 > C2 (C) (D)
(B) C1 < C2
O 15
(C) C1 = C2 (t°C)
(D) C1 and C2 can not be compared Q.9 The specific heat capacity of a body depends
on –
Q.3 One gram of ice is mixed with one gram of steam.
After thermal equilibrium, the temperature of the (A) the heat given
mixture is – (B) the temperatures raised
(A) 0°C (B) 100°C (C) the mass of the body
(C) 55°C (D) 80°C (D) the material of the body
Q.10 Water equivalent of a body is measured in–
Q.4 The temperature of ice is – 10°C [specific heat =
0.5 kcal/(kg-°C)] and that of water 60°C. They are (A) kg (B) calorie
mixed in equal amounts. What part of the ice will (C) kelvin (D) m3
be melted ? Q.11 Which of the following pairs of physical quantities
(A) 5/6 th may be represented in the same unit ?
(B) 11/16th (A) heat and temperature
(C) whole of ice will be melted (B) temperature and mole
(D) 5/11th (C) heat and work
Q.5 Which of the following produces mode severe (D) specific heat and heat
burns ? Q.12 The mechanical equivalent of heat
(A) boiling water (B) steam (A) has the same dimension as heat
(C) hot air (D) sun rays
(B) has the same dimension as work
Q.6 Of the following, the one which has highest
(C) has the same dimension as energy
specific heat is
(D) is dimensionless
(A) aluminium (B) copper
(C) silver (D) water
Q.13 An electric heater rated as 2 kW is used to heat
200 kg of water from 10ºC to 70ºC. Assuming no
heat losses, the time taken is -
(A) 25.2 s (B) 6 × 103 s
(C) 25.2 × 103 s (D) 25.2 × 106 s
Q.14 5 g of water at 30ºC and 5 g of ice at –20C are
mixed together in a calorimeter. Neglect the water
equivalent of the calorimeter. The final
temperature of the mixture is (Specific heat of ice
= 0.5 cal g–1 ºC–1 )
(A) 0ºC (B) –20ºC
(C) –10ºC (D) + 1.2ºC

Q.15 In Q. 14 the amount of ice melted is -

(A) 0 g (B) 0.25 g
(C) 0.50 g (D) 1.25 g

Q.16 One gram of ice at 0ºC is added to 5 gram of

water at 10ºC. If the latent heat of ice be 80 cal/
g, then the final temperature of the mixture is -
(A) 5ºC (B) 0ºC
(C) –5ºC (D) None of the above
 LEVEL # 3

Passage based questions : (Q.1 to Q.3) Q.4 Statement I : Water equivalent of a body is
When heat is supplied to a system, it is depends upon the mass of body.
used to raise the temperature or to do work. Statement II : Heat capacity of body is
Raising of temperature leads to the increase directly proportional to mass.
in kinetic energy and thereby the internal
energy. Work done is due to pressure of Q.5 Statement I : If heat is given to a body then
external agency. Sometimes only one of this its temperature always increases.
action takes place. A study of the type of
Statement II : When heat is given to a solid
energy utilisation can help us to find the
specific heat of the given gas, as it is related body then its internal energy increases.
with heat energy as Q.6 Statement I : If same amount of ice at 0ºC
Q and water is taken, then total ice will only
S =
m T melt if the temp. of water is greater than
using this information, answer the following
question. 80ºC.
Statement II : From principle of calorimetry,
Q. 1 Specific heat capacity S of a gas can have when two substance at different temp. are
values which are : mixed then heat given by hot susbtance is
(A) –ve equal to heat taken by cold substance.
(B) + ve but small
(C) +ve and large Q.7 How many grams of a liquid of specific heat
(D) Ranging from 0 to  0.2 at a temperature 40ºC must be mixed
Q. 2 Specific heat capacity of a gas undergoing a with 100 gm of a liquid of specific heat of 0.5
rapid process on an isolated system is – at a temperature 20ºC, so that tyhe final
(A)  (B) 0 temperature of the mixture becomes 32ºC
(C) +ve but small (D) +ve but large
(A) 175 gm (B) 300 g
Q. 3 If specific heat capacities at constant volume
(C) 295 gm (D) 375 g
and constant pressure processes are S1 and
S2 respectively, then –
Q.8 300 gm of water at 25ºC is added to 100 gm
(A) S1 = S2 (B) S1 > S2
(C) S1 < S2 (D) S2 = 2S1 of ice at 0ºC. The final temperature of the
mixture is

Questions based on Statements: (Q.4 to Q.6) 5 5

(A) – ºC (B) – ºC
3 2
Each of the questions given below consist of
an “Statement I” and “Statement II”. Use
(C) – 5ºC (D) 0ºC
the following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
Q.9 If two balls of same metal weighing 5 gm and
(A) If both Statement I and Statement II are
10 gm strike with a target with the same
true, and Statement II is the correct expla-
nation of Statement I. velocity. The heat energy so developed is
(B) If both Statement I and Statement II are true used for raising their temperature alone, then
but Statement II is not the correct explana- the temperature will be higher
tion of Statement I. (A) For bigger ball
(C) If Statement I is true but Statement II is
(B) For smaller ball
false.
(D) If Statement I is false but Statement II is (C) Equal for both the balls
true. (D) None is correct from the above three
Q.10 10 gm of ice at –20ºC is dropped into a
calorimeter containing 10 gm of water at
10ºC; the specific heat of water is twice that
of ice. When equilibrium is reached, the
calorimeter will contain
Q.12 A student takes 50gm wax (specific heat =
0.6 kcal/kgºC ) and heats it till it boils. The
graph between temperature and time is as
follows. Heat supplied to the wax per minute
and boiling point are respectively

Temperature (ºC)
250
(A) 20 gm of water
(B) 20 gm of ice 200

(C) 10 gm ice and 10 gm water 150

(D) 5 gm ice and 15 gm water 100

50
Q.11 The graph shows the variation of temperature
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(T) of one kilogram of a material with the
Time (Minute)
heat (H) supplied to it. At O, the substance
(A) 500 cal, 50ºC
is in the solid state. From the graph, we can (B) 1000 cal, 100ºC
conclude that (C) 1500 cal, 200ºC
T (D) 3000 cal, 200ºC

 Q.13 Which of the substances A, B or C has the

C (H3, T2)
highest specific heat ? The temperature vs
D(H4, T2) time graph is shown
A (H1, T1) 

Temperature (T)
B(H2, T1) A
 B
O H
C
(A) T2 is the melting point of the solid
(B) BC represents the change of state from
solid to liquid Time (t)
(C) (H2 – H1) represents the latent heat of (A) A
fusion of the substance (B) B
(D) (H3 – H1) represents the latent heat of (C) C
vaporization of the liquid (D) All have equal specific heat
 LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)
SECTION - A Q.3 A block of ice at – 10ºC is slowly heated and
Q.1 Heat given to a body which raises its temperature converted to steam at 100ºC. Which of the fol-
by 1°C is – lowing curves represents the phenomenon quali-
(A) Water equivalent tative –
(B) Thermal capacity
(C) Specific heat
(D) Temperature gradient
(A) (B)
Q.2 If mass-energy equivalence is taken into account,
when water is cooled to form ice, the mass of water
should
(A) Increase
(B) Remain unchanged
(C) Decrease
(D) First increase then decrease (C) (D)

Q.3 If Cp and Cv denote the specific heats of nitrogen

Q.4 2Kg ice at – 20ºC is mixed with 5 kg water at
per unit mass at constant pressure and constant
20ºC. Then final amount of water in the mixture
volume respectively, then
would be Given , specific heat of ice = 0.5/gºC
(A) Cp – Cv = R/28 (B) Cp – Cv = R/14 specific heat of water = 1 cal/gºC Latent heat of
(C) Cp – Cv = R (D) Cp – Cv = 28 R fusion of ice = 80 cal/g

SECTION - B
Q.1 A substance of mass M requires a power input (A) 4kg (B) 6 kg
of P to remain in the molten state at its melting (C) 3kg (D) 7kg
point. When the power source is turned off, the
sample completely solidifies in time t. The latent Q.5 Calorie may be defined as amount of heat energy
heat of fusion of the substance is required to raise the temp of 1 gram water by 1ºC
(A) Pt/M (B) PM/t from

(C) 2PM/t (D) Mt/P (A) 13.5ºC to 14.5ºC at 76 mm of Hg

(B) 3.5ºC to 4.5ºC at 76 mm
Q.2 During the melting of a slab of ice at 273 K at
(C) 98.5ºC to 99.5ºC at 760 mm
atmospheric pressure,
(D) 14.5 ºC to 15.5ºC at 760 mm
(A) positive work is done by the ice-water system
on the atmosphere
(B) positive work is done on the ice-water system
by the atmosphere
(C) the internal energy of the ice-water system
increases
(D) the internal energy of the ice-water system
decreases
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A B D A D A B A C C C D C A B
Q.No. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. B B C C D B B B A B C B C D C
Q.No. 31 32 33 34 35
Ans. C C A C A

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. D A B B B D B C D A C D C A D
Q.No. 16
Ans. B

LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ans . D B C A D A D D C C C C C

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A

Q.No. 1 2 3
Ans. B C A

SECTION - B

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5
Ans. A B, C A B D