Heat and Thermodynamics

2020 Q601 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
An ideal gas in a closed container is slowly heated. As its temperature increases, which of the following statements are true?
(A) the mean free path of the molecules decreases.
(B) the mean collision time between the molecules decreases.
(C) the mean free path remains unchanged.
(D) the mean collision time remains unchanged.
A.
(C) and (D)
B.
(A) and (D)
C.
(B) and (C)
D.
(A) and (B)
2020 Q602 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A gas mixture consists of 3 moles of oxygen and 5 moles of argon at temperature T. Assuming the gases to be ideal and the oxygen bond to be rigid, the total internal energy (in units of RT) of the mixture is :
A.
11
B.
20
C.
15
D.
13
2020 Q603 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Two gases-argon (atomic radius 0.07 nm, atomic weight 40) and xenon (atomic radius 0.1 nm, atomic weight 140) have the same number density and are at the same temperature. The raito of their respective mean free times is closest to :
A.
2.3
B.
1.83
C.
4.67
D.
3.67
2020 Q604 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Consider two ideal diatomic gases A and B at some temperature T. Molecules of the gas A are rigid, and have a mass m. Molecules of the gas B have an additional vibrational mode, and have a mass ${m \over 4}$ . The ratio of the specific heats ($C_V^A$ and $C_V^B$ ) of gas A and B, respectively is :
A.
7 : 9
B.
5 : 7
C.
3 : 5
D.
5 : 9
2020 Q605 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which of the following is an equivalent cyclic process corresponding to the thermodynamic cyclic given in the figure ? where, 1 $ \to $ 2 is adiabatic.
(Graphs are schematic and are not to scale) JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 345 English
A.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 345 English Option 1
B.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 345 English Option 2
C.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 345 English Option 3
D.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 345 English Option 4
2020 Q606 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Consider a mixture of n moles of helium gas and 2n moles of oxygen gas (molecules taken to be rigid) as an ideal gas. Its CP/CV value will be :
A.
23/15
B.
67/45
C.
40/27
D.
19/13
2020 Q607 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A carnot engine having an efficiency of ${1 \over {10}}$ is being used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the refrigerator is 10 J, the amount of heat absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is :
A.
90 J
B.
99 J
C.
1 J
D.
100 J
2020 Q608 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A thermodynamic cycle xyzx is shown on a V-T diagram. JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 350 English The P-V diagram that best describes this cycle is :
(Diagrams are schematic and not to scale)
A.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 350 English Option 1
B.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 350 English Option 2
C.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 350 English Option 3
D.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 350 English Option 4
2020 Q609 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The plot that depicts the behavior of the mean free time t (time between two successive collisions) for the molecules of an ideal gas, as a function of temperature (T), qualitatively, is:
(Graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
A.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 351 English Option 1
B.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 351 English Option 2
C.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 351 English Option 3
D.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 351 English Option 4
2020 Q610 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Two ideal Carnot engines operate in cascade (all heat given up by one engine is used by the other engine to produce work) between temperature, T1 and T2 . The temperature of the hot reservoir of the first engine is T1 and the temperature of the cold reservoir of the second engine is T2 . T is temperature of the sink of first engine which is also the source for the second which is also the source for the second engine. How is T related to T1 and T2 . If both engines perform equal amount of work?
A.
$T = {{2{T_1}{T_2}} \over {{T_1} + {T_2}}}$
B.
$T = \sqrt {{T_1}{T_2}} $
C.
$T = {{{T_1} + {T_2}} \over 2}$
D.
T = 0
2020 Q611 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Under an adiabatic process, the volume of an ideal gas gets doubled. Consequently the mean collision time between the gas molecule changes from ${\tau _1}$ to ${\tau _2}$ . If ${{{C_p}} \over {{C_v}}} = \gamma $ for this gas then a good estimate for ${{{\tau _2}} \over {{\tau _1}}}$ is given by :
A.
${\left( 2 \right)^{{{1 + \gamma } \over 2}}}$
B.
2
C.
${\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)^{{{1 + \gamma } \over 2}}}$
D.
${\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)^\gamma }$
2020 Q612 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Two moles of an ideal gas with ${{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}} = {5 \over 3}$ are mixed with 3 moles of another ideal gas with ${{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}} = {4 \over 3}$. The value of ${{{C_P}} \over {{C_V}}}$ for the mixture is :
A.
1.50
B.
1.45
C.
1.47
D.
1.42
2020 Q613 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A litre of dry air at STP expands adiabatically to a volume of 3 litres. If $\gamma $ = 1.40, the work done by air is : (31.4 = 4.6555) [Take air to be an ideal gas]
A.
60.7 J
B.
100.8 J
C.
90.5 J
D.
48 J
2020 Q614 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
An engine operates by taking a monoatomic ideal gas through the cycle shown in the figure. The percentage efficiency of the engine is close to __________. JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 316 English
2020 Q615 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Initially a gas of diatomic molecules is contained in a cylinder of volume V1 at a pressure P1 and temperature 250 K. Assuming that 25% of the molecules get dissociated causing a change in number of moles. The pressure of the resulting gas at temperature 2000 K, when contained in a volume 2V1 is given by P2 . The ratio ${{{P_2}} \over {{P_1}}}$ is ________.
2020 Q616 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Nitrogen gas is at 300oC temperature. The temperature (in K) at which the rms speed of a H2 molecule would be equal to the rms speed of a nitrogen molecule, is _______.
(Molar mass of N2 gas 28 g).
2020 Q617 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The change in the magnitude of the volume of an ideal gas when a small additional pressure $\Delta $P is applied at a constant temperature, is the same as the change when the temperature is reduced by a small quantity $\Delta $T at constant pressure. The initial temperature and pressure of the gas were 300 K and 2 atm. respectively.
If |$\Delta $T| = C|$\Delta $P| then value of C in (K/atm.) is _________.
2020 Q618 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A closed vessel contains 0.1 mole of a monoatomic ideal gas at 200 K. If 0.05 mole of the same gas at 400 K is added to it, the final equilibrium temperature (in K) of the gas in the vessel will be close to _______.
2020 Q619 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
If minimum possible work is done by a refrigerator in converting 100 grams of water at 0oC to ice, how much heat (in calories) is released to the surroundings at temperature 27oC (Latent heat of ice = 80 Cal/gram) to the nearest integer ?
2020 Q620 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A bakelite beaker has volume capacity of 500 cc at 30oC. When it is partially filled with Vm volume (at 30oC) of mercury, it is found that the unfilled volume of the beaker remains constant as temperature is varied. If $\gamma $(beaker) = 6 × 10–6 oC–1 and $\gamma $(mercury) = 1.5 × 10–4 oC–1, where $\gamma $ is the coefficient of volume expansion, then Vm (in cc) is close to ____.
2020 Q621 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
An engine takes in 5 moles of air at 20oC and 1 atm, and compresses it adiabatically to 1/10th of the original volume. Assuming air to be a diatomic ideal gas made up of rigid molecules, the change in its internal energy during this process comes out to be X kJ. The value of X to the nearest integer is________.
2020 Q622 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Starting at temperature 300 K, one mole of an
ideal diatomic gas ($\gamma $ = 1.4) is first compressed
adiabatically from volume V1 to V2 = ${{{V_1}} \over {16}}$. It is
then allowed to expand isobarically to volume 2V2. If all the processes are the quasi-static then
the final temperature of the gas (in oK) is (to the nearest integer) _____.
2020 Q623 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Three containers C1, C2 and C3 have water at different temperatures. The table below shows the final temperature T when different amounts of water (given in litres) are taken from each containers and mixed (assume no loss of heat during the process) JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 347 English The value of $\theta $ (in °C to the nearest integer) is ..........
2020 Q624 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
M grams of steam at 100oC is mixed with 200 g of ice at its melting point in a thermally insulated container. If it produced liquid water at 40oC [heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g and heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g] the value of M is ____
2020 Q625 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A non-isotropic solid metal cube has coefficients of linear expansion as :
5 $ \times $ 10-5/oC along the x-axis and 5 $ \times $ 10-6/oC along the y and the z-axis. If the coefficient of volume expansion of the solid is C $ \times $ 10-6/oC then the value of C is
2020 Q626 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs of temperatures 900 K and 300 K. The engine performs 1200 J of work per cycle. The heat energy (in J) delivered by the engine to the low temperature reservoir, in a cycle, is _______.
2020 Q627 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
The filament of a light bulb has surface area 64 mm2 . The filament can be considered as a black body at temperature 2500 K emitting radiation like a point source when viewed from far. At night the light bulb is observed from a distance of 100 m. Assume the pupil of the eyes of the observer to be circular with radius 3 mm. Then

(Take Stefan-Boltzmann constant = 5.67 $ \times $ 10−8 Wm−2K−4 , Wien’s displacement constant = 2.90 $ \times $ 10−3 m-K, Planck’s constant = 6.63 $ \times $ 10−34 Js, speed of light in vacuum = 3.00 $ \times $ 108 ms−1)
A.
power radiated by the filament is in the range 642 W to 645 W
B.
radiated power entering into one eye of the observer is
in the range 3.15 $ \times $ 10−8 W to 3.25 $ \times $ 10−8 W
C.
the wavelength corresponding to the maximum intensity of light is 1160 nm
D.
taking the average wavelength of emitted radiation to be 1740 nm, the total number of photons entering per second into one eye of the observer is in the range 2.75 $ \times $ 1011 to 2.85 $ \times $ 1011
2020 Q628 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A thermally isolated cylindrical closed vessel of height 8 m is kept vertically. It is divided into two equal parts by a diathermic (perfect thermal conductor) frictionless partition of mass 8.3 kg. Thus the partition is held initially at a distance of 4 m from the top, as shown in the schematic figure below. Each of the two parts of the vessel contains 0.1 mole of an ideal gas at temperature 300 K. The partition is now released and moves without any gas leaking from one part of the vessel to the other. When equilibrium is reached, the distance of the partition from the top (in m) will be _______.
(take the acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms−2 and the universal gas constant = 8.3 J mol−1K−1).

JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 57 English
2020 Q629 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A spherical bubble inside water has radius R. Take the pressure inside the bubble and the water pressure to be p0. The bubble now gets compressed radially in an adiabatic manner so that its radius becomes (R $-$ a). For a << R the magnitude of the work done in the process in given by (4$\pi$p0Ra2)X, where X is a constant and $\gamma$ = Cp/Cv = 41/30. The value of X is ________.
2020 Q630 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A container with 1 kg of water in it is kept in sunlight, which causes the water to get warmer than the surroundings. The average energy per unit time per unit area received due to the sunlight is 700 Wm$-$2 and it is absorbed by the water over an effective area of 0.05m2. Assuming that the heat loss from the water to the surroundings is governed by Newton's law of cooling, the difference (in $^\circ$C) in the temperature of water and the surroundings after a long time will be ___________. (Ignore effect of the container, and take constant for Newton's law of cooling = 0.001 s$-$1, Heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg$-$1 K$-$1)
2020 Q631 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Consider one mole of helium gas enclosed in a container at initial pressure P1 and volume V1. It expands isothermally to volume 4V1. After this, the gas expands adiabatically and its volume becomes 32V1. The work done by the gas during isothermal and adiabatic expansion processes are Wiso and Wadia, respectively. If the ratio ${{{W_{iso}}} \over {{W_{adia}}}}$ = f ln 2, then f is ______.
2020 Q632 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A sheet of steel at $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ has size as shown in figure below. If the co-efficient of linear expansion for steel is $10^{-5}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}$, then what is the change in the area at $60^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ?

TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 5 English

A.

$0.84 \mathrm{~cm}^2$

B.

$0.64 \mathrm{~cm}^2$

C.

$0.24 \mathrm{~cm}^2$

D.

$0.14 \mathrm{~cm}^2$

2020 Q633 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Different material of two identical long bars $A$ and $B$ are coated with wax and have their one end immersed in a hot oil bath. When the steady state is reached, the lengths for which wax melt are $l_A$ and $l_B$. If $k_A$ and $k_B$ are thermal conductivities of materials, then

A.

$\frac{K_A}{K_B}=\sqrt{\frac{I_A}{I_B}}$

B.

$\frac{K_A}{K_B}=\frac{I_B}{I_A}$

C.

$\frac{K_A}{K_B}=\frac{I_A}{I_B}$

D.

$\frac{K_A}{K_B}=\sqrt{\frac{I_B}{I_A}}$

2020 Q634 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A gas is at constant pressure $4 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2$. When a heat energy of 2000 J is supplied to the gas, its volume changes by $3 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}^3$. What is the increase in its internal energy?

A.

650 J

B.

900 J

C.

800 J

D.

400 J

2020 Q635 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Certain amount of heat supplied to an ideal gas under isothermal condition will result in

A.

an increase in the internal energy of the gas

B.

external work done and a change in temperature

C.

a rise in temperature

D.

external work done by the system

2020 Q636 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\alpha_V$ and $T$ are the coefficient of volume expansion and temperature for an ideal gas respectively, then

A.

$\alpha_V=\frac{1}{T}$

B.

$\alpha_V=\sqrt{T}$

C.

$\alpha_V=\frac{1}{\sqrt{T}}$

D.

$\alpha_V=\frac{1}{T^2}$

2020 Q637 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\lambda$ denotes the wavelength at which the radiative emission from a black body at a temperature $T$ is maximum, then

A.

$\lambda \propto T^{-1}$

B.

$\lambda \propto T^4$

C.

$\lambda$ is independent of $T$

D.

$\lambda \propto T$

2020 Q638 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A Carnot engine $C_1$ operates between temperature $T_1$ and $T_2\left(T_1>T_2\right)$. A second Carnot engine $C_2$ uses all the heat rejected by the engine $C_1$ and operates between temperature $T_2$ and $T_3$ (where $T_2>T_3$ ). The efficiency of this combined ( $C_1$ and $C_2$ together) engine is

A.

$1-\frac{T_3}{T_1}$

B.
$2-\left(\frac{T_2}{T_1}+\frac{T_3}{T_2}\right)$
C.

$1-\frac{\left(T_2+T_3\right)}{T_1}$

D.

$1-\left(1-\frac{T_2}{T_1}\right)\left(1-\frac{T_3}{T_2}\right)$

2020 Q639 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

All gases deviate from gas laws at

A.

low pressure and high temperature

B.

high pressure and low temperature

C.

low pressure and low temperature

D.

high pressure and high temperature

2020 Q640 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A solid of 2 kg mass absorbs 50 kJ when its temperature is raised from $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $70^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The specific heat capacity of this solid in unit of $\mathrm{J} / \mathrm{kg}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is

A.

500

B.

1000

C.

1500

D.

750

2020 Q641 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A solid cylinder of radius $r_1=2.5 \mathrm{~cm}$, length $l_1=5.0 \mathrm{~cm}$ and temperature $40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is suspended in an environment of temperature $60^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The thermal radiation transfer rate for cylinder is 1.0 W . If the cylinder is stretched until its radius becomes $r_2=0.50 \mathrm{~cm}$, the thermal radiation transfer rate is changed to

A.

3.35 W

B.

4.50 W

C.

0.75 W

D.

1.25 W

2020 Q642 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Five moles of an ideal gas has pressure $p_0$, volume $V_0$ and temperature $T_0$. The gas is expanded to volume $3 V_0$ along a path, so that the pressure $p$ is changed as function of volume $V$ as $p=p_0\left(V / V_0\right)$. The pressure is then reduced to $p_0$ maintaining the volume constant. The gas undergoes an isobaric compression till the volume and temperature become $V_0$ and $T_0$, respectively. The total work done by the gas during the entire process is

A.

$p_0 V_0 / 3$

B.

$3 p_0 V_0$

C.

$5 p_0 V_0 / 3$

D.

$2 p_0 V_0$

2020 Q643 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

How many rotational degrees of freedom does a rigid diatomic molecule have?

A.

0

B.

1

C.

2

D.

3

2020 Q644 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The specific heat of helium at constant volume is 12.6 J $\mathrm{mol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$. The specific heat of helium at constant pressure in $\mathrm{J} \mathrm{mol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ is approximately (assume, the universal gas constant, $R=8.314 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ )

A.

12.6

B.

16.8

C.

18.9

D.

20.9

2020 Q645 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A composite slab is prepared with two different materials $A$ and $B$. The relation between their coefficient of thermal conductivity and thickness is given as $K_A=\frac{K_B}{2}$ and $X_A=2 X_B$, respectively. If the temperature of faces of $A$ and $B$ are $75^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ respectively, what will be the temperature of common surface?

A.

$75^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

B.

$50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

C.

$55^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

D.

$125^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

2020 Q646 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Work done on heating one mole of monoatomic gas adiabatically through $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $W$. Then, the work done on heating 6 moles of rigid diatomic gas through the same change in temperature

A.

9 W

B.

10 W

C.

12 W

D.

8 W

2020 Q647 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If a gas has $n$ degrees of freedom, then the ratio of $\frac{C_p}{C_V}$ is

A.

$\frac{n+2}{n}$

B.

$\frac{2 n+1}{n}$

C.

$\frac{n+2}{2 n}$

D.

$\frac{n+4}{2 n}$

2020 Q648 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A black body radiates energy at the rate E Wm$-$2 at high temperature TK. When the temperature is reduced to $\left( {{T \over 4}} \right)$ K, the new radiant energy is

A.
${E \over {256}}$
B.
4E
C.
${E \over {4}}$
D.
${E \over {16}}$
2020 Q649 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

In an adiabatic process, where pressure is decreased by ${3 \over 4}$%, if ${{{C_p}} \over {{C_v}}} = {4 \over 3}$, then the volume increases by

A.
${3 \over 4}$%
B.
${9 \over 16}$%
C.
${16 \over 9}$%
D.
${4 \over 3}$%
2020 Q650 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A Carnot engine has the same efficiency between 600 K to 300 K and 1600 K to x K, then the value of x is

A.
1600 K
B.
800 K
C.
819 K
D.
900 K