Chapter 10

Thermal Properties of Matter

SECTION - A
Straight Objective Type
This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out
of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. The plane wall of an oven is of thickness L = 0.05 m and is exposed to the surrounding at 300K. The outer surface
of the oven exposed to the surrounding is at temperature 320K in steady state. The energy radiated (in W/m 2) by
outer surface is proportional to the temperature difference between the surface and the surrounding, with propor-
tionality constant 20 W/m2 K. Find the difference in the temperature (in °C) of inner surface and outer surface of the
oven in steady state, the wall has a thermal conductivity of K = 5 W/m K.

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 20

2. Three rods AB, BC and BD of same length  and cross-sectional area A are arranged as shown. The end D is
immeresed in ice whose mass is 440 gm. Heat is being supplied at constant rate of 200 cal/sec from the end A.
Time in which whole ice will melt (Latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/gm, assume steady state  = 1m,
A = 10cm2, K = 200kgms–3K–1)

(A) 40/3 min (B) 700 sec

(C) 20/3 min (D) indefinitely long time

3. The frame is made by seven wires, each has conductivity K, cross-sectional area A, length of each segment is 
except AB. AB is equal to /2. The temperature of points F and A are maintained at 200°C and 100°C then
temperature of D is


1600
(A) C (B) 124°C
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
1200
(C) C (D) 112°C
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4. A calorimeter of negligible heat capactiy contains 100g of water at unknown temperature. 30g of ice at tempera-
ture 0° is put into calorimeter. Overall volume of ice and water mixture reduces by 2cm 3 when system comes in
equilibrium. The initial temperature of water is [density of water w=1g/cc, density of ice i=0.9 g/cc,
Latent heat of fusion of ice
 80 ]
specific heat capacity of water

(A) 0° (B) 14.4°C

(C) 20°C (D) 10°C
5. A certain amount of ice is supplied heat at a constant rate for 7 minutes. For the first one minute the temperature
rise is uniformly with time. Then it remains constant for the next 4 minutes and again the temperature rises at
uniform rate for the last two minutes (Given specific heat of ice = 0.5 cal/g-°C, latent heat of fusion = 80 cal/gm and
specific heat of water = 1cal/gm-°C)
(A) The initial temperature of ice is –30°C
(B) The final temperature at the end of 7 min is 40°C
(C) The final temperature at the end of 7 min is 30°C
(D) Between t = 1 min to t = 5 min it does not changes its phase
6. Power radiated by a black body is P0 and the wavelength corresponding to the maximum energy is around 0. On
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changing the temperature of the black body, it was observed that the power radiated is increased to P0 . The
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shift in the wavelength corresponding to the maximum energy will be

0 0
(A)  (B) 
4 2

0 0
(C)  (D) 
4 2
7. A horizontal rod (length L, mass m, cross section A, coefficient of linear expansion ) fits exactly (without
tension) between two rigid vertical supports. Choose the correct option(s)(Y is the Young’s modulus of the rod’s
material)

(A) Since the length of rod cannot increases beyond L, on increasing its temperature by , the effect of thermal
expansion is neutralized by compressive forces developed by the wall
(B) If the walls and rod are rough with mutual friction coefficient , then increment in temperature  of the rod,
mg
required to prevent the rod from falling is  
2YA
(C) If the walls and rod are rough with mutual friction coefficient m, then increment in temperature q of the rod,
mg
required to prevent the rod from falling is  
4YA
(D) The stress developed in wire is 
8. A polished metal plate with rough black spot on it is heated to about 1400 K and quickly taken to dark room.
Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) Spot will appear brighter than plate (B) Spot will appear darker than plate
(C) Spot and plate will be equally bright (D) Spot and plate will not be visible in dark

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9. A point source of heat of power P is placed at the centre of a thin spherical shell of mean radius R. The
material of the shell has thermal conductivity k. if the temperature difference between the outer and inner
surfaces of the shell is not to exceed T, the thickness of the shell should not be more than

4kR2T 4  kR 2
(A) (B)
P TP

4 R2T 4 R2P
(C) (D)
kP kT
10. A liquid of volumetric thermal expansion coefficient =  and bulk modulus B is filled in a spherical tank of
negligible heat expansion coefficient. Its radius is R and wall thickness is ‘t’ (t <<R). When the temperature
of the liquid is raised by , the tensile stress developed in the walls of the the tank is
BR BR
(A) (B)
2t t
2BR B R
(C) (D) 4t
t
11. A steel rod is 4.000 cm in diameter at 30°C. A brass ring has an interior diameter of 3.992 cm at 30°C. In
order that the ring just slides onto the steel rod, the common temperature of the two should be nearly
(  steel  11 10 6 / C and brass  19  10 6 / C )
(A) 200°C (B) 250°C
(C) 280°C (D) 400°C
12. A liquid whose coefficient of volume expansion is r completely fills a sealed metal tank at negligible pressure.
The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is , and the pressure of the liquid will be (t is the rise in
temperature and k is the compressibility of the metal the tank is made of)
t t
(A)  r (B)   r  3 
k k
t
(C) tk   r  3   r   
(D)
k
13. 3 g of wet steam (mixture of steam and boiling water) is passed into 70 g of water at 12°C inside a calorimeter
of mass 120 g and specific heat 420 J kg–1 K–1. Find the mass of water carried out with steam if the final
temperature is 32°C. Given the specific latent heat of vaporization = 2.3 × 10 6 J kg–1 K–1 and specific heat
of water = 4200 J kg–1 K–1
(A) 3.77 × 10–3 kg (B) 2.632 × 10–4 kg
–4
(C) 3.40 × 10 kg (D) 2.662 × 10–3 kg
14. Four cubes of ice at – 10°C each one gm is taken out from the refrigerator and are put in 150 gm of water
at 20ºC. The temperature of water when thermal equilibrium is attained. Assume that no heat is lost to the
outside and water equivalent of container is 46 gm. (Specific heat capacity of water = 1 cal/gm°C, Specific
heat capacity of ice = 0.5 cal/gm-°C, Latent heat of fusion of ice = 80 cal/gm)
(A) 0°C (B) –10°C
(C) 17.9°C (D) 20°C
15. Figure shows three different arrangements of materials 1, 2 and 3 (identical in shape) to form a wall. The thermal
conductivities are K1, K2 and K3 respectively and K1 > K2 > K3. The left side of the wall is 20°C higher than the right side.

1 2 3 1 3 2 3 2 1

(I) (II) (III)

(A) In steady state, rate of energy conduction through the wall III is greatest.
(B) In steady state, rate of energy conduction through all the walls (I), (II) and (III) are same
(C) In steady state, temperature difference across material 1 is greatest in wall II.
(D) In steady state, temperature difference across material 1 is same in all the walls
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SECTION - B
Multiple Correct Answer Type
This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out
of which ONE OR MORE is/are correct.
16. Two rigid spheres of same material are kept in an isolated chamber made up of adiabatic walls. One is kept on the
floor whereas second sphere is suspended by a non-conducting string. Heat is supplied to the chamber at
constant rate.

(A) Sphere 1 will absorb more heat than sphere 2 for same temperature rise from 5°C to 100°C
(B) Heat supplied to a system is used to raise the internal energy and do work against the external forces
(C) Both the sphere will absorb same amount of heat under identical condition
(D) The temperature of both the sphere will remain same
17. A 100 cm long cylindrical flask with inner and outer radius r1 = 2 cm and r2 = 4cm respectively, is completely
filled with ice at 0°C as shown in the figure. The constant temperture outside (surrounding) the flask is 40°C.
Assume heat exchange occurs only through the curved surface of the flask. (Thermal conductivity of the flask
is 0.693 W/m°C, Lice = 80 cal/gm )
(A) Rate of heat flow from surrounding to the flask is 80 J/s

(B) The rate at which ice melts is Kg/s approx.
4200
(C) The rate at which ice melts is 100 Kg/s
(D) Rate of heat flow from surrounding to the flask is 40 J/s
18. There are eight identical solid spheres at same temperature, the rate of cooling of each sphere is x. The rate
of heat loss from each sphere is Q. All spheres are combined to form a single sphere at same temperature
then for new sphere

x
(A) Rate of cooling becomes (B) Rate of cooling becomes 2x
2
(C) Rate of heat loss becomes 4Q (D) Rate of heat loss becomes 2Q
19. A U-tube filled with a liquid of volumetric expansion coefficient 10–5/°C lies in a vertical plane. The height of
liquid column in the left vertical limb is 100 cm. The liquid in the left vertical limb is maintained at a temperature
= 0°C while the liquid in the right limb is maintained at a temperature = 100°C. The difference in levels in the
two limbs is
(A) 0.1 cm (B) 0.2 cm
(C) 0.2 mm (D) Zero
20. When temperature of the shown copper ring of radius r, thickness d and gap t is increased, which of the
following increase?

(A) r (B) d

(C) t (D) Volume of ring’s material

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21. Consider a sphere of radius R with a power source inside it. The power of source is P. In steady state temperature
of surface of the sphere is T0. The sphere is now covered with a spherical shell of radius 2R (Assume that no
radiations are incident from outside and all surfaces are perfectly black). Select the correct alternative(s).
(A) Power of the source is 4T04R2
T0
(B) Temperature of inner sphere after covering is
2
T0
(C) Temperature of outer spherical shell in steady state is
2
1/ 4
(D) Temperature of inner sphere after covering is T0 2

SECTION-C
Matrix-Match Type
This Section D have “match the following” type question. Question contains two columns, Col-I and Col-II. Match the
entries in Col-I with the entries in Col-II. One or more entries in Col-I may match with one or more entries in Col-II.
22. A copper rod (initially at room temperature 20°C) of non-uniform cross section is placed between a steam
chamber at 100°C and ice-water chamber at 0°C. A and B are cross sections as shown in figure. Then match
the statements in column-I with column-II. (The mathematical expressions in column-I have their usual meaning
in heat transfer)

100° 0°
Steam Ice Water
Chamber Chamber
B
A
x
Column I Column II
 dQ 
(A) Initially rate of heat flow   will be (p) Maximum at section A
 dt 
 dQ 
(B) At steady state rate of heat flow   will be (q) Maximum at section B
 dt 
 dT 
(C) At steady state temperature gradient   will be (r) Minimum at section B
 dx 
 dT 
(D) At steady state rate of change of temperature   at a (s) Same for all cross sections
 dt 
certain point will be
23. Entries in column I consist of diagrams of thermal conductors. The type of conductor and direction of heat
flow are listed below. Entries in column II consist of the magnitude of rate of heat flow belonging to any of
the entries in column I. If temperature difference in all the cases is (T1 – T2), then match the columns
Column I Column II
3R

2R
T1 T2
R
(A) (p) 6k0R(T1 – T2)
k0

Thick cylindrical shell,

heat flow along axis

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3R

T1 R T2 k 0R
(B) (q)  T1  T2 
3ln2

k0
Thick spherical
shell, radial flow

2R

2R
R
(C) (r) k 0R  T1  T2 
T1
k0
T2
Thick cylindrical shell,
radial flow

3R

T1 R T2 4k 0R
(D) (s)  T1  T2 
ln2

x
solid cylinder,
heat flow along axis,
variable k
k = k0 (1+x/(3R))

SECTION-D
Integer Answer Type
This section contains Integer type questions. The answer to each of the questions is an integer.
24. A sphere P(emissivity = 1) of radius 2R and another sphere Q (emissivity = 1/2) of radius R are placed in vacuum
at some distance. There are no other objects. The temperature of the sphere Q is maintained at 200K by the
means of a heater. A fraction 1/32 of the power emitted by the sphere Q falls on the sphere P. If the equilibrium
temperature of the sphere P is 10 T, find the value of T.
25. A steel wire is heated to 170°C and held between two rigid supports which are 20 cm apart. The wire is allowed to
cool to a temperature of 29.6°. If the frequency of the note produced when the wire is plucked at the middle is
100k, then find the value of k. (The density D of steel is 7.8 × 103 kg/m3 and for steel  = 16 × 10–6K–1 and Y of
steel = 20 × 1010 Pa)
26. A thermally insulated piece of metal is heated under atmospheric pressure by an electric current so that it
receives electric energy at a constant power P. This leads to an increase of the absolute temperature T of the
metal with time t as given by the equation T(t)=T 0[1+a(t–t0)]1/4. Here a, t0 and T0 are constants. The heat capacity
4P
of the metal is CP  T   T n (which is temperature dependent in the temperature range of the experiment),
4
aT0
then find the value of n.

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27. Water in a vessel with a thickness of 4 mm at its bottom is boiling and the level of water decreases at the rate of
1cm in every one minute. The temperature of the vessel surface, which is in contact with the oven is found to be
4.5 N(in °C)above boiling temperature. Then find the value of N. Thermal conductivity of the material of the vessel
is 84 watt/metre/K. Latent heat of steam = 540 cals/g.
28. A thermostatic chamber at a height h above the earth’s surface and maintained at 30°C has a clock fitted with an
uncompensated pendulum. The maker of the clock for the chamber mistakenly designs it to maintain correct time
at 20°C. It is found that if the chamber were brought to earth’s surface the clock in it would click correct time. The
5R
coefficient of linear expansion of the material of pendulum is . Earth’s radius is R. Find the value of .
h
29. A conducting tube is passing through a bath. A liquid at temperature 90°C and specific heat s is entering at one
end of tube. Rate of flow of liquid is 1 kg/s and exit temperature is 50°C. In bath another liquid having specific heat
2s and inlet temperature 20°C is entering at a rate of 2 kg/s. Find the exit temperature of the liquid coming out of
the bath. (Assume steady state condition)

30. A small metallic sphere of density  radius r = 4.2 cm and specific heat capacity s = 500 J/kg°C is heated to
temperature T = 800°C and then placed on a large ice block at 0°C. The maximum depth to which the sphere can
penetrate the ice block is equal to 4K in centimeter. Find the value of K. Given ratio of the density of the sphere to

that of the ice  3, latent heat of fusion of ice is L = 80 cal/gm
i
31. In steady state rate of heat flow through rod of variable thermal conductivity shown in the figure is 6000 W. Area of cross
section of rod in m2 varies with x according to relation A(x) = (1–x), while temperature in Kelvin of rod is T(x) = 300
(1 – 4x – x3) (K) find thermal conductivity (in watt/m Kelvin) of rod at x = 0. (Thermal conductivity depends only on x)

Q x

x=0 x=0.5 m
32. 0.5 mole of an ideal gas is kept inside an adiabatic cylinder of length ‘L’ and cross-section area ‘A’ closed by
massless adiabatic piston. The cylinder is attached with a conducting rod of length ‘L’, cross-sectional area
1
m2 and thermal conductivity 415.5 W/m-K, whose other end is maintained at 0°C. The piston is moved such
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that the temperature of the gas remains constant at 27°C. Find the velocity (in mm/sec) of piston when it is at
height L/2 from the bottom of cylinder. Rod is well lagged and has negligible heat capacity. R = 8.31 J/mol-K

27°C
L
A k 0°C

L
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33. A capstan is a rotating drum (cylinder) over which a rope or cord slides in order to increase the tension due to
friction. If the difference in tension between the two ends of the rope is 500 N and the capstan has a diameter of 10
cm and rotates with angular velocity 10 rad/s. Capstan is made of iron and has mass 5 kg, specific heat 1000 j/
kg K. At what rate does temperature rise? Assume that the temperature in the capstan is uniform and all the
thermal energy generated flows into it. Express your answer as x × 10–2°C/s. Fill up value of x



T < T0
T0

34. Two identical metallic sheets each behaves like a black body are kept parallel to each other with small separation
between them in vacuum. Thermal energy is generated at a constant rate P in one of the sheets by a passing
electricity in it. In steady state, temperature of the other sheet is found to be constant and is 300K. Find the value
103 17
of P in Kilo-Watt. (Given area of the plates A = m2 and    10 8 w/m2K4)
17  27 3

35. Two conductors A and B each of cross section area 5 cm2 are connected in series. Variation of temperature (in °C)
along the length (in cm) is an shown in the figure. If thermal conductivity of A is 120 J/m-sec-°C. The thermal
conductivity of B is 40K J/m-sec-°C, find the value of K.

Maintained
at T2 T1<T2
Maintained
at T1

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