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The document contains 50 physics and engineering problems related to concepts like systems, density, specific gravity, forces, temperature scales, and fluid properties. The problems provide definitions, values, and ask the reader to perform calculations to find missing values like density, mass, weight, temperature, or specific gravity. The questions cover a wide range of concepts but have a consistent structure of presenting known values and quantities and asking for a calculated unknown value or values.
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Thermo Assignment

The document contains 50 physics and engineering problems related to concepts like systems, density, specific gravity, forces, temperature scales, and fluid properties. The problems provide definitions, values, and ask the reader to perform calculations to find missing values like density, mass, weight, temperature, or specific gravity. The questions cover a wide range of concepts but have a consistent structure of presenting known values and quantities and asking for a calculated unknown value or values.
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Name: S.N.

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Professor: Date :

01. For the following processes, classify whether the system is an open, closed, or
isolated system, the system is defined by the italicized words;

__________ a.) An automobile tire contains air at 170 kPag. The tire is inflated to
240 kPag.

__________ b.) A kettle containing water, water vapor and air is placed on a flame. As
a result, steam at atmospheric pressure issues from the spout..

__________ c.) Oxygen is confined in a cylinder with rigid non-conducting walls and
head but fillet with a non-conducting gas tight piston. The piston
moves compressing the charge of oxygen.

__________ d.) A rigid, non-conducting container holds air and electric heating element
connected to a storage battery. The temperature and pressure of the
air increases.

__________ e.) A closed-insulated vessel contains boiling water (liquid and vapor) at
100°C. The vessel is placed in a room where the temperature is
27°C.

__________ f.) A covered glass half-full with water and ice is placed in a room where
the temperature is 28°C. As a result, the ice melts.

02. The weight of a mass of 10kg at a location where the acceleration of gravity is
9.77 m/s2 is (ME Board 10/94)

(Ans. 97.7 N)

03. The mass of a air in a room 3mx5mx20m is known to be 350 kg. Find its density
(ME Board 4/98)

(Ans. 1.167 kg/m3)


04. 100 g of water is mixed to 150 g of alcohol ( ρ= 790 kg/m3). Calculate a) the
specific gravity (RD) of the mixture; b) the specific volume of the solution, (ME
Board 10/97;4/98)

(Ans. 0.862; 1.2 cm3/g)

05. Glycerin having a volume of 0.452 m3 weighs 5587 N. a) What is the unit weight
of glycerin in kN/m3? b) What is the density of the glycerin in kg/m3? c) What is
the specific gravity of the glycerin? (CE Board 11/2005)

(Ans. 12.36 kN/m3; 1260 kg/m3; 1.26)

06. A ton of marble is shipped from Marinduque, where g=9.8 m/s 2 to Baguio, where
g=9.76 m/s2. a) What is its mass in Baguio? b) What is its weight in Marinduque?
In Baguio?

(Ans. 1000 kg; 9800 N; 9760 N)


07. A 40 kN tank weighs 64 kN when filled with kerosene and 70 kN when filled with
the same volume of water. Find the specific gravity of kerosene. (ME Board
4/2002)

(Ans. 0.8)

08. A 45-cm cube of ice melts, the liquid water is placed in a spherical container
filling it. If the specific volume of ice at 0°C is 1.094 cm 3/g and of water is 1.002
cm3/g, determine the diameter of the spherical vessel used.

(Ans. 54.22 cm)

09. A two-compartment vessel contains a fluid in each section. For the first
compartment the fluid density is 1200 kg/m 3 and for the second is 500 kg/m3. The
partition is removed and the fluids mix. Determine the density of the mixture if a)
the fluid masses are equal; b) the fluid volumes are equal.

(Ans. 705.88 kg/m3; 850 kg/m3)


10. Two fluids of different densities (ρ1 = 1500 kg/cu.m., ρ2 = 500 kg/cu.m) are
poured together into a 100-L tank, filling it. If the resulting density of the mixture
is 800 kg/cu.m, find the respective quantities of liquids used. (EE Board 4/2005)

(Ans. 45 kg, 35 kg)

11. It is estimated that the earth has a mean radius of 6.37x10 6m, and the air
comprising the atmosphere above it is 8.05x10 4 m high. Atmospheric air is
generally composed of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon with volumetric proportions
of 78, 21, and 1 percent, and densities of 1.165, 1.33 and 1.783 kg/m 3,
respectively. Determine a) the density of atmospheric air; b) its total mass.

(Ans. 1.2058 kg/m3; 5x1019 kg)

12. In most automobile accidents a deceleration of 25 g's is proven to be fatal to a


human. What force acts on a 70 kg man, when subjected to this deceleration.

(Ans. -17 162.25 N)


13. A student on vacation went to scale Mt. Apo. His weight at the base of the
mountain, where g=9.8 m/s2 is 540N, on top he weighed 539.5N. Note that
gravity acceleration decreases by 0.003 m/s 2 per1000 m ascent. Find the height
in meters of a) Mt. Apo; b) a point above the base where the weight of an object
decreases by 2 percent.

(Ans. 3025 m; 65 333.33 m)

14. A 50-kg block is being pushed horizontally with a constant force F such that its
acceleration is 1 m/s2. The coefficient of friction between the block and the
surface is 0.40. What is the magnitude of the constant force F in Newtons? (CE
Board 11/2008)

(Ans. 246.2 N)

15. What is the acceleration of a block on a frictionless plane inclined at an angle of


30° with the horizontal?

(Ans. 4.9 m/s2)


16. A balloon is descending with a constant acceleration of 3.5 m/s 2. The mass of the
balloon with its basket and contents, is 80 kg. What mass of the ballast must be
released so that the balloon will accelerate upward with a constant acceleration
of 3.5 m/s2? Neglect air resistance.

(Ans. 42.08 kg)

17. Same as Problem 16 except that the balloon is descending at a rate of 2m/s 2 and
should ascend at a rate of 4m/s2.

(Ans. 34.76 kg)

21. A solid cube material is 0.75 cm on each side. If it floats in oil of density 800
kg/m3 with one-third of the block out of the oil, what is the density of the material
of the cube? (EE Board 10/96)

(Ans. 533.33 kg/m3)


22. An object weighs 1.500 grams in air, 1.250 grams in water. Determine the
specific gravity of the object. (EE Board 4/2004)

(Ans. 6)

23. A piece of metal weighs 350 N in air and 240 N in water. a) Determine the
volume of the piece of metal in cubic meter; b) What is the unit weight of the
metal in kN/m3? c) What is the specific gravity of the metal? (CE Board 11/2006)

(Ans. 0.01121 m3; 31.22 kN/m3; 3.18)

24. A solid block having a specific gravity of 3.47 is placed in a cylinder containing
mercury having a specific gravity of 13.6. a) What part (percent) of the block is
floating above the mercury level? b) If the volume of the block is 0.018 m 3, what
is the weight of the block? c) If the volume of the block is 0.018 m 3, what
downward force is required to make it completely submerged in mercury? (CE
Board 5/2007)

(Ans. 74.49%; 612.7 N; 1789 N)


25. A block of wood with uniform horizontal section floats in water with 20 cm
projecting above the surface. The same block when placed in a body of oil
(SG=0.8) floats with 18 cm projecting above the oil surface. Determine the
specific gravity of the wood. (CE Board 5/2000)

(Ans. 0.31)

47. Metal temperature is 180°F, what is the temperature in °C? (ME Board 4/2007)

(Ans. 82.2°C)

48. A comfortable room temperature is 72°F. What is this temperature expressed in


K? (ECE Board 11/97)

(Ans. 295K)

50. A new temperature scale is proposed with the freezing of water at 10°N and
boiling occurring at 550°N. a.) Correlate this scale with the Celsius and Fahrenheit
scales; b.) What is the absolute zero in °N?

(Ans. -1465°)

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