Heat and Thermodynamics
The Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales of temperature will have the same reading at a temperature of
$-40^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$313^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$574.6^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$732.7^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
If the ratio of densities of two substances is $5: 6$ and the ratio of their specific heat capacities is $3: 5$, then the ratio of heat energies required per unit volume so that the two substances can have same temperature rise is
$1: 1$
$1: 4$
$1: 2$
$1: 3$
In a process, the work done by the system is equal to the decrease in its internal energy. The process that the system undergoes is
isothermal process
adiabatic process
isobaric process
isochoric process
N molecules each of mass $m$ of gas $A$ and 2 N molecules each of mass 2 m of gas $B$ are contained in a vessel which is maintained at a temperature $T$. The mean square velocity of the molecules of gas $B$ is denoted by $v_2^2$ and the mean square of the $x$-component velocity of the molecules of gas $A$ is denoted by $v_1^2$, then $v_1 / v_2$ is
2
1
$2 / 3$
$\sqrt{2 / 3}$
The length of a metal rod at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is 30 cm . If its temperature is raised to $105^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, its length is increased by 0.027 cm . Then, the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is
$12 \times 10^{-4} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$12 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$12 \times 10^{-6} / \mathrm{C}$
$12 \times 10^{-7} / \mathrm{P}$
The heat energy required to convert 10 kg of ice at $-10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ into water at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is (specific heat capacity of ice $=0.5 \mathrm{calg}^{-1}$ and latent heat of fusion of ice $=80 \mathrm{calg}^{-1}$ )
$357 \times 10^4 \mathrm{~J}$
$357 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~J}$
$357 \times 10^2 \mathrm{~J}$
$357 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~J}$
If the reading in Fahrenheit scale is twice the reading in Celsius scale, then the reading in Fahrenheit scale is
$100^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$120^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$80^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$320^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
When some amount of heat energy is supplied to a monatomic gas, the percentage of heat energy used for increasing the internal energy of the gas $(\gamma=5 / 3)$ is
60
40
20
80
The average energy possessed by an oscillator at a temperature 300 K is (Boltzmann constant $=1.38 \times 10^{-23} \mathrm{JK}^{-1}$ )
$2.14 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~J}$
$2.07 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$
$4.14 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
$4.6 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
For an ideal gas at a temperature of $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and at constant pressure, the coefficient of volume expansion is nearly
$33 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$
$22 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$
$37 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$
$33 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$
Air is filled at $60^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in a vessel of open mouth. The vessel is heated to a temperature $f^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ so that $1 / 4$ th of the air is escaped from the vessel. Assuming air as ideal gas and the volume of the vessel remaining constant, then the value of $t$ is
$80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$171^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$333^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$444^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
The temperature of 100 g of water is to be raised from $24^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $90^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ by adding steam at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to it. The mass of the steam required in this process is (latent heat of steam is $540 \mathrm{cal} \mathrm{g}^{-1}$ )
2 g
4 g
10 g
12 g
Two identical containers $A$ and $B$ with frictionless pistons contain the same ideal gas at the same temperature and same volume $V$. The mass of the gas in $A$ is $m_A$ and that in $B$ is $m_B$. The gas in each cylinder is now allowed to expand isothermally to the same final volume $2 V$. The changes in the pressure of the gases in $A$ and $B$ are found to be $2 \Delta p$ and $3 \Delta p$ respectively. Then the relation between $m_A$ and $m_B$ is
$3 m_A=4 m_B$
$3 m_A=2 m_B$
$2 m_A=3 m_B$
$4 m_A=3 m_B$
Two rod of same area of cross-section have lengths $L$ and $2 L$ and coefficients of linear expansions $2 \alpha$ and $a$ respectively. If they are welded to form a composite rod of length $3 L$ then the coefficient of linear expansion of the composite rod is
For a given mass of a gas at constant temperature, the volume and the pressure are $V$ and $p$ respectively. Then the slope of the graph drawn between $\log _e V$ on $X$-axis and $\log _e p$ on $Y$-axis is
An ideal gas at $127^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is compressed suddenly to $8 / 27 \mathrm{}$of its initial volume. If $\gamma=5 / 3$ for an ideal gas, then rise in its temperature is
An insulating cylinder contains 4 moles of an ideal diatomic gas. When a heat $Q$ is supplied to it, 2 moles of the gas molecules dissociate. If the temperature of the gas remains constant, then the value of $Q$ is ( $R=$ universal gas constant)
A circular copper ring at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ has a hole with an area of $9.98 \mathrm{~cm}^2$. It is made to slip onto a steel rod of cross-sectional area of $10 \mathrm{~cm}^2$, by raising the temperature of both ring and rod simultaneously by an amount $\Delta T$. If the coefficient of linear expansion of copper and steel are $17 \times 10^{-6} \rho \mathrm{C}$ and $11 \times 10^{-6} \rho \mathrm{C}$, then minimum value of $\Delta T$ should be
$167.6^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$133.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$83.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$249.9^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
Statement I A device in which heat measurement can be made is called calorimeter.
Statement II Skating is possible on snow due to the formation of water below the skates. Water is formed due to the increase of temperature and ice melts.
Statement III Two bodies at different temperature are mixed in a calorimeter. Total internal energy of the two bodies remains conserved.
Which of the following is correct?
Statement I, II and III are true
Statement I is true, but statements II and III are false
Both statements I and II are true, but statement III is false
both statements I, III are true, but statement II is false
Which of the following statements is not true?
Specific heat capacity is dependent on nature of substance but independent of its quantity.
Specific heat capacity depends on temperature.
Specific heat capacity of water doesn't vary with temperature.
The SI unit of specific heat capacity is $\mathrm{JK}^{-1} \mathrm{~kg}^{-1}$.
A gas system is taken through the thermodynamic cyclic process $1 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 1$ as shown below. The amount of heat released by the system is

$-p \frac{V}{2}$
$p V$
$\frac{p V}{2}$
$\frac{-3 p V}{2}$
An ideal gas at pressure $p$ is enclosed in a container that is placed in a reservoir at temperature $T$. If the volume of the gas is increased to two times its original value, then the new pressure $p^{\prime}=$ $\_\_\_\_$ $p$
$1 / 2$
2
1
Cannot be determined
Two metal rods $A$ and $B$ each of length 50 cm can diameter 4.0 mm are joined together at temperature $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. What is the change in length of the combined rod at $230^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ? (Given, linear expansion coefficients of rods $A$ and $B$ are respectively, $2.0 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $1.0 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ )
4 mm
2 mm
3 mm
1 mm
Find the difference in temperature between the water at the top and the bottom of 20 m high waterfall assuming 10\% of the energy of fall is spent in heating the water (use, specific heat capacity of water $=4000 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{kg}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ and $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
$0.002^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$0.004^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$0.005^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$0.006^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
Assertion (A) The zeroth law of thermodynamics leads to the concept of temperature.
Reason (R) The zeroth law states that two systems in thermal equilibrium with a third system are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
The correct option among the following is
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for $(A)$.
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
When a gas expands adiabatically, its volume is doubled while its absolute temperature is decreased by a factor of 2 . The value of the adiabatic constant is
1
$5 / 3$
2
$7 / 5$
An amount of 700 J of heat is transferred to a diatomic gas allowing it to expand with the pressure held constant. The work done on the gas is
200 J
100 J
300 J
500 J
176 g of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ can change its temperature from $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ by absorbing 3600 J of thermal energy. Molar specific heat of $\mathrm{CO}_2\left(\right.$ in $\left.\mathrm{J} \mathrm{mol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}\right)$ is
30
40
50
60
A solution consists of ether and 5.0 g of water at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the ether evaporates completely to freeze the water, then the mass of the ether in the solution is
5 g
4 g
4.5 g
6 g
Assertion (A) Heat and work are modes of energy transfer to a system resulting in change in its internal energy.
Reason (R) Heat and work in thermodynamics are state variables.
The correct option among the following is
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
(A) is false but (R) is true
An ideal gas at pressure $p_0$ undergoes an isothermal expansion until its volume is 8.0 times its initial volume. The gas is slowly and adiabatically compressed back to its original volume. If the adiabatic constant of the gas is $\gamma=\frac{4}{3}$, then the ratio of the average kinetic energy per molecule in this final state to that, in the initial state is
1.44
1.68
2.0
1.2
At what temperature is the root mean square rms speed of neon gas atoms is equal to the rms speed of helium gas atoms at $-33^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ?
(Atomic mass of $\mathrm{Ne}=20.2 \mathrm{u}$, and that of $\mathrm{He}=4.0 \mathrm{u}$ )
1208 K
1210 K
1212 K
1220 K
A piece of metal has a weight of 49 g in air and 39 g in a liquid of density $1.2 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3 \mathrm{kept}$ at $32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. When the temperature of the liquid is raised to $42^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ the metal piece has a weight of 40 g . If the density of the liquid at $42^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $1.0 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3$, then the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is
$\frac{8}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{11}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{1}{3} \times 10^{-4} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{4}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
A metal cooking pot has a base area of $0.2 \mathrm{~m}^2$ and thickness 2.0 cm . It boils water at a rate of $3.0 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{min}$ when placed on a hot plate. The temperature of the part of the hot plate in contact with the pot is approximately [thermal conductivity of metal is $120 \mathrm{Js}^{-1} \mathrm{~m}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$, heat of vaporisation of water is $2 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{kg}$ ]
$246^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$183^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$162^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$214^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
A quantity of monoatomic gas undergoes a process in which pressure is changed linearly with volume. The pressure and volume are changed from initial value $\left(p_0 V_0\right)$ of final value $\left(3 p_0, 3 V_0\right)$. The heat absorbed by the gas during the process is
$8 p_0 V_0$
$12 p_0 V_0$
$16 p_0 V_0$
$20 p_0 V_0$
An ideal gas having initial pressure $p$, volume $V$ and temperature $T$ is allowed to expand adiabatically until its volume becomes 4 V , while its temperature falls to $\frac{T}{2}$. If the work done by the gas during the expansion is $\alpha p V$, the value of $\alpha$ is
1.25
1.0
1.50
2.0
At what temperature, an oxygen molecule has the same rms velocity as the hydrogen molecule has at 20 K ?
160 K
320 K
293 K
347 K
A hole of diameter 5 cm is drilled in a metal sheet at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The linear expansion of metal is $2 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$. The diameter of the hole when the temperature is raised to $230^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, is equal to
5.01 cm
5.02 cm
5.03 cm
5.04 cm
A metal cube absorbs 2100.0 J of heat when its temperature is raised by $2^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the specific heat of the metal is $900 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~kg}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$, then the mass of the cube is
1.116 kg
2.33 kg
1.66 kg
1.33 kg
The net work done by an ideal gas going through the cycle as shown in the $p-V$ diagram below is

0
$p_1 V_1$
$\frac{3}{2} p_1 V_1$
$\frac{1}{2} p_1 V_1$
A diatomic gas $\left(C_p=\frac{7}{2} R\right)$ does 200 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. The heat given to the gas in the process is
600 J
800 J
900 J
700 J
Statement I Gas thermometers are less sensitive than liquid thermometers.
Statement II The ratio of universal gas constant and avogadro's number is called Boltzmann's constant.
Statement III The density of a given mass of a gas at constant pressure is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature.
The correct option among the following is
Statements I, II, III are true
Statements I, II are true, but statement III is false
Statements II, III are true, but statement I is false.
Statements I, II, III are false.
Find the ratio of the length of a steel rod and a copper rod, if the steel rod is 4 cm longer, then the copper rod at any temperature.
(The coefficient of linear expansion for steel and copper are $1.1 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $1.7 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, respectively)
$\frac{17}{11}$
$\frac{11}{17}$
$\frac{11}{4}$
$\frac{17}{4}$
An object cools from $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in 10 min , when the surrounding temperature is $10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. Then the time taken by the object to cool from $70^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is (take, $\ln 2=0.7, \ln 3=11, \ln 6=18$ )
30 min
8.5 min
22.4 min
16.3 min
1.00 kg of liquid water at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ undergoes a phase change into steam at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ at 1.0 atm (take it to be $1.00 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~Pa}$ ). The initial volume of the liquid water was $1.00 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}^3$ which is changed to $2.001 \mathrm{~m}^3$ of steam. Find the change in the internal energy of the system.
(Use heat of vaporisation $\simeq 2000 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}$ )
1800 kJ
200 kJ
2000 kJ
180 kJ
A monoatomic gas does 100 J of work, when it is expanded isobarically. How much of heat is given to the gas in the process?
150 J
200 J
250 J
300 J




