Thermal Properties of Matter

The value of coefficient of volume expansion of glycerin is 5 10-4 K-1. The fractional change in the density of glycerin for a rise of 40 C in its temperature, is

1. 0.025
2. 0.010
3. 0.015
4. 0.020

The two ends of a metal rod are maintained at temperatures 100 and 110 . The rate of heat flow in the rod is found to be 4.0 J/s. If the ends are maintained at temperatures 200 and 210 , the rate of heat flow will be

1. 8.0 J/s
2. 4.0 J/s
3. 44.0 J/s
4. 16.8 J/s

On observing light from three different stars P, Q and R, it was found that intensity of violet colour is maximum in the spectrum of P, the intensity of green colour is maximum in the spectrum of R and the intensity of red colour is maximum in the spectrum of Q. If TP, TQ and TR are the respective absolute temperatures of P, Q and R, then it can be concluded from the above observations that

1. TP < TR < TQ
2. TP < TQ < TR
3. TP > TQ > TR
4. TP > TR > TQ

Steam at 100 C is passed into 20 g of water at 10 C. When water acquires a temperature of 80 C, the mass of water present will be [Take specific heat of water = 1 cal g-1 C-1 and latent heat of steam = 540 cal g-1]

1. 24 g
2. 31.5 g
3. 42.5 g
4. 22.5 g

Certain quantity of water cools from 70 C to 60 C in the first 5 minutes and to 54 C in the next 5 minutes. The temperature of the surroundings is

1. 45 C
2. 20 C
3. 42 C
4. 10 C

A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using

1. Kirchhoff's Law
2. Newton's Law of cooling
3. Stefan's Law
4. Wien's displacement Law

Two metal rods 1 and 2 of same lengths have same temperature difference between their ends. Their thermal conductivities are K1 and K2 and cross sectional areas A1 and A2, respectively. If the rate of heat conduction in 1 is four times that in 2, then

1. K1A1 = 4K2A2
2. K1A1 = 2K2A2
3. 4K1A1 = K2A2
4. K1A1 = K2A2

The density of water at 20 is 998 kg/m3 and at 40 is 992 kg/m3. The coefficient of volume expansion of water is

1. 3 10-4/
2. 2 10-4/
3. 6 10-4/
4. 10 10-4/

A slab of stone of area 0.36 m2 and thickness 0.1 m is exposed on the lower surface to steam at 100 . A block of ice at 0 rests on the upper surface of the slab. In one hour 4.8 kg of ice is melted. The thermal conductivity of slab is (Given latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.36 105 J kg-1)

1. 1.24 J/m/s/ C
2. 1.29 J/m/s/ C
3. 2.05 J/m/s/ C
4. 1.02 J/m/s/ C

If the radius of a star is R and it acts as a black body, what would be the temperature of the star, in which the rate of energy production is Q?

1. Q4 2
2. ( Q4 2 )-1/2
3. ( 4 2Q )1/4
4. ( Q4 2 )1/4