A spherical air bubble originating from a scuba diver at

a depth of 18.0 m has a diameter of 1.0 cm. Assuming

constant temperature, what will be the diameter of the
bubble when it reaches the surface?

1. 0.7 cm 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1.0 cm
3. 1.4 cm
4. 1.7 cm

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 As a copper wire is heated, its length increases
by 0.1%. What is the change of the temperature
of the wire? (aCu = 16.6 x 10 -6 °C -1)

1. 120.4 °C 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 60.2 °C
3. 30.1 °C
4. 6.0 °C

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 A tank with a volume of 0.15 m3 contains 27°C helium
gas at a pressure of 100 ATM. How many balloons can
be blown up if each filled balloon is a sphere 30 cm in
diameter at 27°C and absolute pressure of 1.2 ATM?

1. 963 balloons 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 884 balloons
3. 776 balloons
4. 598 balloons

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At 20°C an aluminum ring has an inner diameter of 5 cm,
and a brass rod has a diameter of 5.05 cm. To what
temperature must the aluminum ring be heated to just slip
over the brass rod? (a AI = 2.4 x 10-5 / °C, abrass = 1.9 x
10-5/ °C)
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. 111 °C
2. 236 °C
3. 384 °C
4. 437 °C

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Forty-four grams of dry ice (solid CO2 ) is placed into a 2-
liter container and the top is sealed. When the dry ice turns
to gas at room temperature (20° C), what is the pressure
increase in the 2-liter container? (1 mole of CO2 is 44
grams) 25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 6 ATM
2. 12 ATM
3. 18 ATM
4. 2 ATM

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The mass of a hot air balloon and its cargo (not including the air
inside) is 200 kg. The air outside is at a temperature of 10° C
and a pressure of 1 ATM = 105 N/m2 . The volume of the
balloon is 400 m3 . To what temperature must the air in the
balloon be heated before the balloon will lift off? (Air density at
10 °C is 1.25 kg/m3 )
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 37 °C
2. 69 °C
3. 99 °C
4. 200 °C

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9 grams of water is placed into a 2 liter pressure cooker
and heated to 500° C. What is the pressure inside the
container? (R = 0.082 liter-ATM/mole- ° K)

1. 7.9 ATM 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 15.8 ATM
3. 23.7 ATM
4. 31.6 ATM

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 Estimate the volume of a helium-filled balloon at STP if
it is to lift a payload of 500 kg. The density of air is 1.29
kg/m3 and helium has a density of 0.178 kg/m3 .

1. 4406 m3 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 932 m3
3. 450 m3
4. 225 m3

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Suppose the ends of a 20 m long steel beam are rigidly
clamped at 0° C to prevent expansion. The rail has a cross-
sectional area of 30 cm2 . What force does the beam exert when
it is heated to 40° C? (asteel = 1.1 x 10-5 / ?C, Ysteel = 2 x 1011
N/m2 )
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 2.64 x 105 N
2. 5.61 x 104 N
3. 1.32 x 103 N
4. 6.50 x 102 N

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 Carbon dioxide forms into a solid (dry ice) at
approximately -157° F. What temperature, in
degrees Celsius, does this correspond to?

1. -157°C 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. - 93°C
3. -121°C
4. -105°C

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 How many moles of air must escape from a 10 m x 8 m
x 5 m room when the temperature is raised from 0°C to
20°C? Assume the pressure remains unchanged while
the room is heated.

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1. 1218 moles
2. 1011 moles
3. 746 moles
4. 373 moles

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 A long steel beam has a length of 25 m on a cold day
when the temperature is 0°C. What is the length of the
beam on a hot day when T = 40°C? (asteel = 1.1 x 10 -5 /
°C)

1. 25.00044 m 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 25.0044 m
3. 25.011 m
4. 25.044 m

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 Evaporation cools the liquid that is left
behind because the molecules that leave
the liquid during evaporation
1. have kinetic energy. 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. have greater than
average speed.
3. have broken the
bonds that held them
in the liquid.
4. create vapor
pressure.
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 If there is a closed room which contains
warm, moist air, increasing the
temperature of the room must
1. increase the relative humidity 25% 25% 25% 25%
even if the absolute humidity
stays constant.
2. keep the relative humidity
constant if the absolute humidity
stays constant.
3. decrease the relative humidity if
the absolute humidity stays
constant.
4. decrease the absolute humidity. 1 2 3 4
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Consider two containers that have the same volume and temperature.
Inside one container is "dry" air--a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. In
the second container there is "moist" air. The "moist" air has the same
ratio of nitrogen to oxygen molecules, but it also has some water vapor
in the container. According to the ideal gas law, if the pressures are
equal, the weight of the gas inside the first container will be

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. lighter than the gas inside the
second container.
2. equal to the weight of the gas
in the second container.
3. heavier than the gas inside the
second container.
4. all these are incorrect because
the pressures cannot be equal.

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 Between 0° and 4°C, the volume
coefficient of expansion for water

1. is positive. 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. is zero.
3. is becoming less
dense.
4. is negative.

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 For an ideal gas of a given mass, if the
pressure remains the same and the
volume increases,
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1. the average kinetic energy of the
molecules decreases.
2. the average kinetic energy of the
molecules stays the same.
3. the average kinetic energy of the
molecules increases.
4. There is not enough information
to determine the change in
kinetic energy of the molecules.

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A steel sphere sits on top of an aluminum ring. The steel sphere
(a = 1.1 x 10-5 / °C) has a diameter of 4.000 cm at 0°C. The
aluminum ring (a = 2.4 x 10-5/°C) has an inside diameter of
3.994 cm at 0°C. At what temperature will the sphere fall
through the ring?
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 461.5°C
2. 208.0°C
3. 115.7°C
4. 57.7°C

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 Suppose for a brief moment that the gas molecules
hitting a wall stuck to the wall instead of bouncing off the
wall. How would the pressure on the wall be affected
during that brief time?

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. the pressure would be zero.
2. the pressure would be half
as big.
3. the pressure would remain
unchanged.
4. the pressure would be twice
as big.

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 If the temperature of an ideal gas
contained in a box is increased
1. the average velocity of the 25% 25% 25% 25%
molecules in the box will be
increased.
2. the average speed of the
molecules in the box will be
increased.
3. the distance between molecules
in the box will be increased.
4. all of these will happen.

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 At what temperature is the same numerical value
obtained regardless of whether the measurement is
made in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit?

1. -40°C 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 0°C
3. 40°C
4. -72°C

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A helium-filled weather balloon has a 0.9 m radius at lift off
where air pressure is 1 ATM and the temperature is 298 K.
When airborne, the temperature is 210 K, and its radius
expands to 3.0 m. What is the pressure at the airborne
location?
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 0.5 ATM
2. 0.013 ATM
3. 0.019 ATM
4. 0.38 ATM

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 The normal body temperature for humans
is 98.6°F. What is this temperature in
degrees Kelvin?
1. 296 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. 310
3. 393
4. 273

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 The thermal expansion of a solid is
caused by

1. the breaking of bonds 25% 25% 25% 25%

between atoms.
2. increasing the amplitude
of the atoms vibration.
3. increasing the distance
between equilibrium
positions for the vibrating
atoms.
4. all of these.

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 What is the resulting pressure when one mole
of air at one atmosphere of pressure and 15°C
is heated at constant volume to 125°C?

1. 1.38 ATM 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1.76 ATM
3. 2.14 ATM
4. 1.00 ATM

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 One way to cool a gas is to let it expand. If a gas under
50 ATM of pressure at 25°C is allowed to expand to 15
times its original volume, it reaches 1 ATM pressure.
What is its new temperature?

1. 177°C 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 0°C
3. 200.7 K
4. 89.4 K

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A pressure of 10-7 mm of Hg is achieved in a vacuum
system. How many gas molecules are present per liter
volume if the temperature is 293 K? (760 mm of Hg = 1 ATM,
R = 0.081 liter-ATM/mole-K and NA = 6.02 x 1023 )

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 16 x 1018
2. 4.7 x 1016
3. 3.3 x 1012
4. 3.4 x 109

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 What is the root mean square velocity of chlorine gas
molecules at a temperature of 320 K? (R = 8.31 x 103
J/kmole-K, NA = 6.02 x 1023 , and the molecular mass
of CI2 = 71)
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. 1.7 x 102 m/s
2. 3.3 x 102 m/s
3. 0.8 x 104 m/s
4. 1.1 x 105 m/s

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 Boltzmann's constant, kB , may be derived as a function
of R, the universal gas constant, and NA , Avogadro's
number. Which of the choices below expresses the
value of kB?

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1. NA R2
2. NA R
3. R/NA
4. NA /R

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 How many atoms are present in a sample of pure iron
with a mass of 300 grams? (The atomic mass of iron =
56 and NA = 6.02 x 1023 )

1. 1.8 x 1019 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 6.7 x 1022
3. 1.6 x 1028
4. 3.2 x 1024

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 Two moles of nitrogen gas are contained in an enclosed
cylinder with a movable piston. If the gas temperature is
298 K, and the pressure is 1.01 x 106 N/m2 , what is the
volume? (R = 8.31 J/mole-K)

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1. 9.8 x 10-3 M3
2. 4.9 x 10-3 M3
3. 17.3 x 10-3 M3
4. 8.3 x 10-3 M3

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An automobile gas tank is filled to its capacity of 15 gallons with
the gasoline at an initial temperature of 10°C. The automobile is
parked in the sun causing the gasoline's temperature to rise to
60°C. If the coefficient of volume expansion for gasoline is 9.6 x
10-4 / °C, what volume runs out the overflow tube?

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 1.74 gallons
2. 1.18 gallons
3. 0.72 gallons
4. 0.30 gallons

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 What happens to a given volume of
water when heated from 0°C to 4°C?

1. density increases 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. density decreases
3. density remains
constant
4. vaporizes

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 What happens to a given volume of water
when its temperature is reduced from 8°C
to 4°C?
1. density increases 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. density decreases
3. density remains
constant
4. vaporizes

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 A brass cube, 10 cm on a side, is raised in temperature
by 200°C. The coefficient of volume expansion of brass
is 57 x 10-6 / °C. By what percentage is any one of the
10 cm edges increased in length?

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 4%
2. 2.8%
3. 0.38%
4. 0.29%

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 Two moles of nitrogen gas are contained in an enclosed
cylinder with a movable piston. If the molecular mass of
nitrogen is 28, how many grams of nitrogen are
present?
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 0.14
2. 56
3. 42
4. 112

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 With volume and molar quantity held constant, by what
factor does the absolute temperature change for an
ideal gas when the pressure is five times bigger?

1. 0.2 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1.0
3. 5.0
4. 25.0

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 With molar quantity and temperature held constant, by
what factor does the pressure of an ideal gas change
when the volume is five times bigger?

1. 0.2 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1.0
3. 5.0
4. 25.0

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 What happens to the size of the inside
diameter of a hollow metal sphere as its
temperature increases?
1. increases 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. decreases
3. remains constant
4. becomes elliptical

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 A substance registers a temperature change
from 20°C to 40°C. This corresponds to what
incremental change in Fahrenheit degrees?

1. 20 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 40
3. 36
4. 313

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A substance registers a temperature change from 20°C to
40°C. What would the same incremental change be when
registered in Kelvins?

1. 20 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 40
3. 36
4. 313

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 Which of the choices below expresses the
temperature, 88°F, in Celsius degrees?

1. 31 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 49
3. 56
4. 158

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 A brass cube, 10 cm on a side, is raised in temperature
by 200°C. The coefficient of volume expansion of brass
is 57 x 10-6 / °C. By what percentage does its volume
increase?

1. 12% 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 2.8%
3. 1.14%
4. 0.86%

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 What is the temperature of a system in thermal
equilibrium with another system made up of ice
and water at one atmosphere of pressure?

1. 0°F 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 273 K
3. 0K
4. 100°C

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 Which one of the choices below best
describes a system made up of ice, water
and steam existing together?
1. absolute zero 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. triple point
3. ice point
4. steam point

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 What is the temperature of a system in thermal
equilibrium with another system made up of water and
steam at one atmosphere of pressure?

1. 0°F 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 273 K
3. 0K
4. 100°C

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 The absolute temperature of an ideal gas is directly
proportional to which of the following properties, when
taken as an average, of the molecules of that gas?

1. speed 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. momentum
3. mass
4. kinetic energy

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 The zeroth law of thermodynamics
pertains to what relational condition that
may exist between two systems?
1. zero net forces 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. zero velocities
3. zero temperature
4. thermal equilibrium

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 Which of the choices below best expresses the value
for the coefficient of volume expansion, beta for given
material as a function of its corresponding coefficient of
linear expansion, alpha?

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. beta = alpha3
2. beta = 3 x alpha
3. beta = alpha2
4. beta = 2 x alpha

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 An ideal gas is confined to a container with an
adjustable volume. If the number of moles and
temperature are held constant, by what factor will the
volume change when the pressure is tripled?

1. 1/9 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 0.33
3. 3.0
4. 9.0

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 Four moles of an ideal gas are confined in a 40 liter
container at a pressure of 2 atmospheres. What is the
gas temperature? (R = 0.0821 liter-ATM/mole-K)

1. 975 K 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 487 K
3. 365 K
4. 244 K

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 An ideal gas is confined to a container with constant
volume. If the number of moles is maintained constant,
by what factor will the pressure change if the absolute
temperature is tripled?

1. 1/9 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 0.33
3. 3.0
4. 9.0

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Two ideal gases, X and Y, are thoroughly mixed and at
thermal equilibrium in a single container. The molecular
mass of X is 9 times that of Y. What is the ratio of root mean
square velocities of the two gases, vX (rms)/vY (rms)?

1. 9/1 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 3/1
3. 1/3
4. 1/9

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 The observation that materials expand in size with an
increase in temperature can be applied to what
approximate proportion of existing substances?

1. 100% 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. Most
3. Few
4. None

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 Which of the following best describes the
relationship between two systems in
thermal equilibrium?
1. no net energy is 25% 25% 25% 25%
exchanged
2. volumes are equal
3. masses are equal
4. zero velocity

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 If it is given that 546 K equals 273°C then
it follows that 500 K equals which of the
following:
1. 227°C 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. 250°C
3. 773°C
4. 1000°C

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A steel wire, 200 m long at 0°C, has a coefficient of linear
expansion of 11 x 10-6 /°C. Give its change in length as the
temperature changes from 0°C to 35°C.

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. 6.4 x 10-8 m
2. 1.8 x 10-7 m
3. 7.7 x 10-2 m
4. 1.8 x 10-3 m

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 A rectangular steel plate with dimensions of 30 cm x 25
cm is heated from 20°C to 220°C. What is its change in
area? (The coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 11
x 10 -6 /°C.)

1. 0.82 cm2 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1.65 cm2
3. 3.3 cm2
4. 6.6 cm2

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 What happens to a given mass of water
when heated between zero and 4°C?

1. contracts 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. expands
3. vaporizes
4. neither expands,
contracts nor
vaporizes

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 An ideal gas is confined to a container with an
adjustable volume. If the pressure and mole number are
both maintained constant, by what factor will the volume
change when the absolute temperature is tripled?

1. 0.33 25% 25% 25% 25%

2. 1/9
3. 3.0
4. 9.0

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