Thermal Properties of Matter

6. Thermal radiation are

SECTION - A
(1) Electromagnetic waves
Objective Type Questions
(2) Mechanical transverse waves
1. Recently, the phenomenon of super conductivity
has been observed at 73 K. This temperature is (3) Mechanical longitudinal waves
nearly equal to (4) All of these
(1) – 288°F (2) – 146°F 7. 40 g water at 60°C is mixed with 30 g ice at 0°C.
(3) – 328°F (4) + 178°F The final temperature of the mixture is (latent heat
of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g and specific heat of
2. When the pressure on surface of water is water is 1 cal/g°C)
increased its boiling point will
(1) 0°C (2) 60°C
(1) Decrease (2) Increase
(3) 30°C (4) 50°C
(3) Remain same (4) Increase or decrease
8. What is the ratio of the temperature T1 and T2 in
3. 50 g ice at 0°C is dropped in a calorimeter of following graph?
negligible heat capacity containing 50 g water at
E
100°C, then final temperature (Tm) of the mixture is
(neglect the heat loss)
(1) 10°C (2) Below 0°
(3) 20°C (4) Above 20°C T1

4. Pressure of a gas at absolute zero temperature will T2

be [where P0 is 1 atm] 
O 0 1.50
(1) Zero (2) P0
(1) 3 : 2
(3) P0 × 273 (4) P0 × 76
(2) 2 : 1
5. Three rods of same dimension have thermal
conductivities 3K, 2K and K. They are arranged as (3) 4 : 3
shown in figure given below. Temperature of junction (4) 1 : 1
is
9. A room has double layered wall. The thickness of
50°C each layer is the same and the ratio of the thermal
2K
conductivity of inner layer and outer layer is 1 : 2.
100°C If room temperature is 24°C and the outside
3K temperature is 0°C, the temperature at the junction
K of the two layers is
20°C
(1) 60°C (2) 70°C (1) 8°C (2) 12°C
(3) 50°C (4) 35°C (3) 15°C (4) 18°C
10. The temperature of a body falls from 75°C to 65°C 16. Water is heated from 0°C to 6°C. Its density
in ten minutes. If the surrounding temperature is
(1) Decreases
25°C, the temperature of the body after the next ten
minutes will be (2) First decreases and then increases
(1) 61.5°C (2) 57°C (3) First increases and then decreases
(3) 55°C (4) 51.5°C (4) Remains constant
11. Two rods P and Q are of equal length having 17. A thermostat cannot work properly. If the metal
cross-sections AP and AQ respectively. If kP and strips constituting it have
k Q are their thermal conductivities, then the
(1) Same length
condition for their equal rate of conduction of heat
will be (2) Same mass

kP kQ (3) Same temperature

(1) kPAP = kQAQ (2) 
AP AQ (4) Same coefficient of thermal expansion

2 2
18. An anisotropic material has coefficient of linear
(3) kPAQ = kQAP (4) k P AP  kQ AQ expansion 1, 2 and 1 along x, y and z-axis.
The coefficient of cubical expansion is
12. Three identical rods are joined together as shown
in the figure. The temperature of the junction O is 1   2
(1)
0°C 2
2
130°C O 1 2  1
(2)
2
20°C (3) 21 + 2
(1) 50°C (2) 70°C (4) 22 + 1
(3) 100°C (4) 125°C 19. 200 g of water at 50°C is poured on a block of ice
13. The temperature of surface of sun is nearly 6000 at 0°C. The amount of ice that melts is
K and the amount of total energy emitted by sun
(1) 50 g (2) 75 g
per second is 4 × 10 26J. If the temperature of
surface of sun were 18000 K, then the amount of (3) 125 g (4) 250 g
thermal radiation emitted by same will be 20. The approximate measured value of solar constant
(1) 3.24 × 1028 W is

(2) 2.52 × 1028 W (1) 620 watt/m2 (2) 1360 watt/m2

(3) 1880 watt/m2 (4) 2420 watt/m2
(3) 8 × 1026 W
21. A black body at 727°C radiates heat at the rate of
(4) 16 × 1027 W 112 cal/cm 2 s. If its temperature is lowered to
14. A body cools from 80°C to 60°C in 5 minutes. The 227°C, the rate of heat radiated will be
time taken by it to cool from 60°C to 50°C will be
(1) 5 cal/cm2s
(temperature of surrounding is 40°C)
(2) 7 cal/cm2s
(1) 5 minute (2) 6 minute
(3) 9 cal/cm2s
(3) 8 minute (4) 10 minute
15. Four rods of same material with different radii r and (4) 11 cal/cm2s
length  are used to connect to heat reservoirs at 22. On adding impurity to a liquid, its boiling point
different temperatures. In which of following case
(1) Increases
heat conduction is fastest?
(2) Decreases
1 1
(1) r  cm   cm (2) r = 3 cm,  = 9 cm
(3) Remains same
3 9
(3) r = 4 cm  = 8 cm (4) r = 1 cm  = 1 cm (4) May increase or decrease
23. If a graph is plotted between temperature of a body 30. Net rate of loss of heat of a body is given by

 
on degree celsius (along y-axis) and degree dQ 4 4
fahrenheit [along x-axis] at different temperature,   A T  T0 .
dt
then slope of graph will be
This relation is valid for
5 9 (1) All bodies and all temperature range
(1) (2)
9 5 (2) Only for small difference between T and T0
(3) Only in cooling of solids
3 5
(3) (4) (4) Only for the surface of black body
5 3
31. Temperature of a body is raised by 360°C. Rise in
24. A good emitter of heat is a temperature of the body in absolute scale is
(1) Good absorber (2) Bad absorber (1) 50 K (2) 200 K
(3) 550 K (4) 360 K
(3) Good reflector (4) Good conductor
32. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the
25. Unit of Stefan’s constant is combination is
(1) watt m2/K4 (2) watt m2K4 x x
(3) watt / m2K4 (4) watt m2/K
1°C d k 2k
26. Two metallic spheres of copper have same radii, 2 °C
one sphere is solid and other is hollow. If same (1 > 2)
amount of heat is given to both spheres, then d 2k
(1) Solid sphere will expand more than hollow
sphere 5k
(1) 2 k (2)
2
(2) Hollow sphere will expand more than solid
5k
sphere (3) 3 k (4)
3
(3) Both will expand equally 33. Solid floating in a liquid. On decreasing the
(4) Both may expand equally temperature solid sinks into the liquid. If  and s
are volume expansion coefficient of liquid and linear
27. If a uniform metallic rod heated from one end is in
steady state, then temperature of every cross expansion coefficient of solid, then
section of rod is (1)  > 3 s (2)  < 3s
(1) Equal and constant (3)  = 3 s (4)  = 2s
34. In the given heat and temperature graph of a
(2) Equal and vary with time
substance. Choose the correct statement
(3) Different and constant
temperature
(4) Different and vary with time
2
28. A body floats in a liquid completely immersed. The
uid

coefficient of linear expansion of body is  and

liq

coefficient of volume expansion of liquid is . If on 

lid
heating the system some part of body comes So
outside the liquid, then the value of  may be Heat
O H 2H 2.5H 3.5H
(1) 2  (2) 3 
(1) Latent heat of fusion is more than latent heat
(3) 4  (4) All of these of vapourisation
29. Thermal conductivity of a material depend on (2) Latent heat of vapourisation is more than latent
heat of fusion
(1) Temperature
(3) Specific heat in solid state is more than the
(2) Amount of substance
specific heat in liquid state
(3) State of material (4) Specific heat in liquid state is more than the
(4) Area of cross-section specific heat is solid state
35. Which of the following is true in modern 39. Thermal conductivities of two identical rods are k
thermometry? and 2k respectively. If they are joined is parallel,
then the ratio of heat flowing through them per
(1) Triple point of water is fixed second will be
(2) Boiling point of water is fixed (1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1

(3) Melting point of ice is fixed (3) 1 : 1 (4) 4 : 1

40. The ratio of emissive power to the absorptive power is
(4) Dew point is fixed a
36. If e denotes emissivity of a black body and a (1) Fixed dimensional constant
denotes absorbing power of a black body at the
(2) Fixed nondimensional constant
same temperature then
(3) Constant and depend on the temperature of the
e body
(1) 1
a (4) Constant and depend on the temperature of
e surrounding
(2) 1
a 41. Area below graphs 1 and 2 showing variation of
spectral emissive power versus wavelength as in
e
(3) 1 the figure are A and 81A respectively. If
a
temperature of 1 is 1000 K, then temperature of 2
e is
(4) 2
a
E
37. The wavelength corresponding to maximum emitted
energy is 4000 Å at 4000 K. If temperature is
decreased by 1000 K then emitted wavelength
2
becomes 1

(1) 3000 Å (2) 5333 Å
(1) 1000 K
(3) 6000 Å (4) 5000 Å
(2) 2000 K
38. The ends of given conductor are at fixed
temperature 1 and 2 the graph of rate of heat flow (3) 3000 K
at steady state through sections along the length (4) 9000 K
is best represented by
42. A metallic scale is accurate at 18ºC. It is used to
measure length of a paper sheet at 28ºC. The
measured length is
2r
r r 2 (1) More than the actual length
1 x
x=0 (2) Less than the actual length
(3) Equal to actual length
H H (4) May be less or more than actual length
43. The resistance of platinum resistance thermometer
(1) (2) is found to be 13.658 ohm at triple point of water.
When dipped in a bath, its resistance is found to
x x be 25.000. The temperature of bath is
H H (1) 300 K
(2) 500 K
(3) (4)
(3) 200 K
x x (4) 100 K
44. Three rods A, B and C of same material have same 50. When temperature increases, the pendulum clock
cross sectional area but have length in the ratio 1
(1) Gains time
: 2 : 2 respectively. The left and right ends are at
30ºC and 80ºC. The temperature of junction of the (2) Loses time
rods will be
(3) May lose or gain
80ºC
(4) Its time period is independent of temperature
B 51. The radiation intensity emitted by a perfectly black
30ºC body does not depend on

A (1) Its temperature

C (2) Its surface area

80ºC (3) Temperature of surrounding

(1) 20ºC (2) 55ºC (4) Both (2) & (3)
(3) 45ºC (4) 10ºC 52. The rate of fall of temperature of two identical solid
45. A pond of area 50 m2
freezes to a thickness of spheres of different material are equal initially at a
20 cm in 1hr. Another pond of area 200 m2 will certain temperature then [Take emissivity to be
freeze to same thickness in equal]
(1) 4 hr (2) 3 hr (1) Their heat capacities must be equal
(3) 2 hr (4) 1 hr (2) Their specific heat capacities are proportional
46. The 100 parts of kelvin scale is equal to ‘X’ parts to their mass
of Fahrenheit scale, where ‘X’ is (3) Their specific heat are equal
(1) 100 (2) 90 (4) Both (1) & (2)
(3) 180 (4) 75
53. In case of Wein’s displacement law, when
47. Which of the following is incorrect? temperature of perfectly black body is doubled
(1) A gas has infinite number of specific heats (1) Wavelength corresponding to maximum
(2) A thermometer should have small heat capacity intensity is halved
(3) Bulb of thermometer is made of conducting (2) Area under the graph spectral radiation
material intensity and  becomes 16 times
(4) Coefficient of cubical expansion of the liquid (3) Wavelength corresponding to maximum
should be equal to that of bulb material of the intensity is also doubled
thermometer
(4) Both (1) & (2)
48. The amount of steam at 100°C required to raise the
temperature of 56.5 g of water from 15ºC to 75ºC 54. Eleven identical conducting rods are joined as
is shown in the figure. Points A and F are maintained
at temperature 100ºC and 0ºC respectively. The
(1) 6 g (2) 10 g
temperature at B and D respectively are
(3) 15 g (4) 20 g
49. When a solid body of thermal coefficient of volume
expansion (S) is completely immersed in a liquid 100ºC 0ºC
A F
of coefficient of volume expansion (L), its apparent B C D E
weight decreases on raising temperature. This is
possible when
(1) S > L (1) 80ºC, 40ºC

(2) S < L (2) 70ºC, 60ºC

(3) S = L (3) 70ºC, 50ºC

(4) S = 4L (4) 90ºC, 30ºC
55. e e 58. Temperature of surface of sun is given by
[r = distance between sun and earth, R = Radius
of sun, S = solar constant,  = Stefen’s constant]
A1 A2
T1 T2 1 1
 r  2 S  4
 R  2 S  4

  (1)    (2)   
0  R     r   
30
2 1 1
 R  2   4  R S 4
Figure shows the graphs of spectral emissive (3)     (4)  
power of a black body at two different temperatures  r  S   r  
T1 and T2. The ratio of area under the graphs 59. The length of two rods joined together longitudinally
is in the ratio 2 : 3 and their thermal coefficient of
 A1 
  is linear expansion are  and 3 respectively. If their
 A2  thickness is same, then their effective coefficient of
linear expansion is
9 3 (1) 1.1  (2) 2.2 
(1) (2)
16 4 (3) 3.3  (4) 4.4 
60. An object cools from 80ºC to 70ºC in 2 min. The
2 81
(3) (4) time taken by the same object to cool from 50ºC
3 16 to 40ºC [Take temperature of surrounding to be 30º]
56. A perfectly black body emits radiation at will be
temperature T1 K. If it is to radiate 81 times its (1) 2 min (2) 3 min
present thermal power, its temperature T2 should (3) 5 min (4) 6 min
be
61. The triple point of water
(1) T2 = 81 T1 (1) Has been arbitrarily assigned the value 273.16
(2) T2 = 27 T1 K

(3) T2 = 9 T1 (2) Is a point where water, ice and steam can

exist in equilibrium
(4) T2 = 3 T1
(3) Is a fixed point
57. A bimetallic strip is shown in the figure. On (4) All of these
cooling, its shape will become (brass >steel)
62. A heated metallic sphere is allowed to cool at room
temperature. The graph which correctly represents
its cooling is
Temperature
Temperature

Steel

Brass (1) (2)

Time Time
Temperature
Temperature

(1) (2)
(3) (4)

Time Time
63. The dimension of thermal resistance is
(1) [MT–3 K–4]
(2) [M–1 L–2 T3 K]
(3) (4)
(3) [ML2 T–3]
(4) [LK]
64. The thermal coefficient of volume expansion of an 70. The spectral energy distribution of the sun at
ideal gas at constant pressure is temperature 6050 K has a maximum at 4753 Å.
The temperature of a star for which this maximum
3 1
(1) (2) is at 9506 Å is
T T
(1) 6050 K (2) 3025 K
1 3 (3) 12100 K (4) 24200 K
(3) (4)
T T 71. 5 g of ice at 0ºC is dropped in a beaker containing
65. A faulty thermometer reads freezing point and 20 g of water at 40ºC. The final temperature of the
boiling point of water as 10ºC and 90ºC mixture will be
respectively, the correct value of temperature as it (1) 0ºC (2) 18ºC
reads 50ºC is (3) 16ºC (4) 38ºC
(1) 20ºC (2) 30ºC 72. If at temperature T1 =1000 K, the wavelength
(3) 40ºC (4) 50ºC corresponding to maximum emissive power of black
body is 3 × 10–6 m, then at what temperature the
66. A cube and a sphere of same material, same total
wavelength corresponding to maximum emissive
surface area, at same temperature are placed in
power will be 2 × 10–6 m?
same evacuated space one by one. The ratio of
(1) 2000 K (2) 1500 K
their initial rate of cooling is
(3) 1250 K (4) 3000 K
  73. Given arrangement consists of inner solid cylinder
(1) 1 : (2) 1 : of radius R and thermal conductivity K1 and outer
2 6
hollow cylinder of inner radius R, outer radius 2R
and thermal conductivity K2. Equivalent thermal
  conductivity of arrangement between A and B is
(3) 1 : (4) 1 :
2 6 T1 T2
K2
67. An iron tyre is to be fitted onto a wooden wheel
R
1 metre in diameter. The diameter of the tyre is A K1 B
2R

6 mm smaller than that of the wheel. The tyre

should be heated so that its temperature increases K1  3K 2
by a minimum of (coefficient of volume expansion (1) K1 + K2 (2)
4
of iron is 3.6 × 10–5 /°C) K1K 2 3K1  K 2
(1) 167°C (2) 334°C (3) K  K (4)
1 2 4
(3) 500°C (4) 1000°C 74. Two boxes containing different ideal gases at
7
68. Steam is passed into 54 g of water at 30°C till the temperature T 0 and T0 are put into thermal
3
temperature of the mixture becomes 90°C. If the
contact with each other as shown in the figure.
latent heat of steam is 540 cal/g, the mass of the Heat flows between them until the gases reach a
mixture will be nearly common final temperature. Final temperature of the
(1) 80 g (2) 60 g gases will be [Ignore the heat capacity of boxes]
H2 gas He gas
(3) 50 g (4) 24 g
69. Ice starts freezing in a lake with water at 0°C when
the atmospheric temperature is –10°C. If the time
taken for 1 cm of ice to be formed is 12 minute, 1 mol 1 mol
the time taken for the thickness of the ice to T0 7T
change from 1 cm to 2 cm will be 3 0
(1) 12 minute
7 7
(2) Less than 12 minute (1) T0 (2) T0
5 3
(3) More than 12 minute but less than 24 minute 5
3
(3) T0 (4) T0
(4) More than 24 minute 2 3
75. Two identical rods of a metal are welded as shown 81. A cup of tea cools from 70°C to 60°C in 5 minutes.
in figure (1). A certain amount of heat flows through How much time will it take to cool from 60°C to
them is 16 minute. If the rods are welded as shown 50°C, if the temperature of surroundings is 30°C?
in figure (2) then the same amount of heat will
(1) 5 minute
flow in
0ºC 100ºC 0ºC 100ºC (2) 7 minute
(3) 3 minute
Figure (1)
Figure (2) (4) 9 minute
(1) 1 minute (2) 4 minutes 82. A liquid boils when its vapour pressure equals
(3) 16 minutes (4) 2 minutes
(1) Dew point of the surrounding
76. In the spectrum of a black body at two temperature
27ºC and 327ºC, let A1 and A2 be the areas under (2) Critical pressure
A2 (3) 760 mm of Hg pressure
the two curves respectively. The value of A is
1
(4) The atmospheric pressure
(1) 1 : 16 (2) 4 : 1
83. For a perfect black body the emissivity
(3) 2 : 1 (4) 16 : 1
(1) Is always equal to one
77. Water cools from 80°C to 60°C in 20 minute. What
will be the temperature of water after the next 20 (2) Depends on temperature of body
minute if surrounding temperature is 40°C?
(3) Is independent of temperature of body
(1) 50°C (2) 52°C
(4) Both (1) & (3)
(3) 48°C (4) 45°C
84. The energy radiated (E) per unit time per unit area
78. A celsius scale and a Fahrenheit scale are
arranged to measure the temperature of a water by an object at temperature T (in kelvin) is related
bath. If the temperature change recorded by celsius to its temperature as
scale is 10°C, then the change recorded by (1) E  T (2) E  T 2
Fahrenheit scale is
(3) E  T 4 (4) E  T 3
(1) 50° F
85. If a solid is floating on a liquid, then which of the
(2) 32° F
following statements is wrong? ( = thermal
(3) 18° F coefficient of linear expansion of solid,  = thermal
(4) 10° F coefficient of cubical expansion of liquid)

79. A uniform steel rod is used as a bar compound (1) If  > 3, then upon heating the solid will float
pendulum. If the temperature rises by 5°C, the with more fraction of volume in the liquid
percentage change in time period of pendulum will
(2) If  > 3, then upon heating the solid will float
be (take thermal coefficient of linear expansion for
with lesser volume in the liquid
steel as 4 × 10–6 per °C)
(1) 0.5×10–3 (3) If  > 3, then upon heating the fraction of
volume of solid in liquid remains constant
(2) 0.25×10–3
(4) Both (2) & (3)
(3) 1×10–3
(4) 2×10–3 86. There are two holes in a metal sheet. If the sheet
is heated, then the distance between the holes will
80. For the measurement of temperature of the order
of 4500°C, we will prefer (1) Increase
(1) Mercury Thermometer (2) Decrease
(2) Alcohol Thermometer (3) Remain constant
(3) Radiation Thermometer (4) May either increase or decrease depending on
(4) Thermocouple the positions of the holes on the sheet
87. A metal wire of length l and area of cross-section 94. Three solid substances A, B and C of equal mass
A is fixed at its ends by rigid supports at negligible are heated with constant thermal power. Their
tension. If this wire is cooled, then the tension in temperature versus time graph is shown. Which of
it will be the following is correct?
(1) Proportional to l C

Temperature
(2) Inversely proportional to l B

(3) Independent of l A
(4) Independent of A
Time (t)
88. Which temperature on Fahrenheit scale is same
as that on Celsius scale? (1) Specific heat of A is greatest

(1) – 40°F (2) – 42°F (2) Specific heat of C is greatest

(3) – 70°F (4) – 72°F (3) Specific heat of B is greatest

(4) All of them have same specific heat
89. Which of the following substances has highest
specific heat capacity among others? 95. Which of the following modes of heat transmission
does not require medium?
(1) Aluminium (2) Copper
(1) Conduction (2) Convection
(3) Water (4) Tungsten
(3) Radiation (4) All of these
90. Water has maximum density at the temperature
96. Water is falling from a height of 420 m. What is the
(1) 273 K (2) 277 K rise in its temperature? (Assuming whole of its
(3) 300 K (4) 373 K potential energy is converted into heat)

91. Density of a substance (having positive thermal (1) 0.1°C (2) 0.5°C
coefficient of linear expansion) at 10°C is 2 g/cm3. (3) 1°C (4) 0°C
Its density at 30°C may be
97. The absolute zero temperature on Fahrenheit scale
(1) 2 g/cm3 (2) 3 g/cm3 is (approximately)
(3) 1.5 g/cm3 (4) 5 g/cm3 (1) –273°F

92. 100 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 100 g of water (2) –32°F
at 100°C. What will be the final temperature of the (3) –460°F
mixture? (Assume no heat loss)
(4) –132°F
(1) 20°C (2) 40°C
98. The triple point of water has its value of temperature
(3) 30°C (4) 10°C and pressure as
93. The variation of density of water with temperature (1) 273.16 K, 0.006 atm
is correctly represented by the graph
(2) 273.16 K, 0.06 atm
(3) 373.16 K, 0.006 atm
Density

Density

(4) 373.16 K, 0.06 atm

(1) (2) 99. A black body is heated to a temperature of 300 K.
The wavelength corresponding to maximum spectral
Temperature Temperature
emissive power is nearly
(1) 10–5 m
Density

Density

(2) 10–4 m
(3) (4) (3) 10–10 m
Temperature Temperature (4) 10–8 m
100. The plots of spectral intensity I versus wavelength 105. 100 g ice at 0°C is dropped into a calorimeter of
 of radiation emitted from three black bodies at water equivalent 100 g containing 100 g water at
temperature T1, T2 and T3 respectively are shown. 40°C. Resulting temperature of the mixture at
Their temperature are such that equilibrium is
(1) 0°C
T3 (2) 20°C
T2
T1 (3) –5°C
I
(4) 10°C
106. A sphere, a disc and a ring of same metal and
 radius are given same amount of heat, then
increase in radius
(1) T1 > T2 > T3 (2) T1 > T3 > T2
(1) Of sphere will be largest
(3) T2 > T3 > T1 (4) T3 > T2 > T1
(2) Is maximum for ring
101. If the temperature of a black body increases from
(3) Is maximum for disc
7°C to 287°C, then the rate of energy radiation
increases to x times its initial value. Here x is (4) Is minimum for ring
equal to 107. Three rods of identical cross-section and of same
4 material form the sides of right angled isosceles
 287 
(1)   (2) 16 triangle. The points A and B are maintained at
 7  100°C and 20°C, then in steady state temperature
(3) 4 (4) 2 of point C, as shown, will be
102. Two different metal rods of same length have their C
ends kept at the same set of temperatures 1 and
2 with 2 >  1. If A 1 and A2 are their cross- 90°
sectional areas and k 1 and k 2 their thermal
conductivities respectively, then the rate of flow of
heat in the two rods will be same if 100°C 20°C
A B
A1 k2 A1 k (1) 60°C (2) 90°C
(1)  (2)  1
A2 k1 A2 k2 (3) 30°C (4) 10°C
108. A black body radiates energy at the rate of
A1 k A1 k 2  2
(3)  1 1 (4)  81 cal m –2 s –1 at temperature 927ºC. If the
A2 k 2  2 A2 k11 temperature is lowered to 127ºC, the rate of
103. A body is cooling under Newton’s law of cooling in energy radiation (in cal m–2 s–1) will be
a room at 20°C. If temperature of body falls from (1) 24 (2) 6
60°C to 50°C in 5 minute, then its temperature will
fall from 50°C to 40°C in (3) 18 (4) 1

(1) 5 minute 109. A solid sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate
have same mass and are made of same material.
(2) Less than 5 minute
All of them are heated to same temperature. The
(3) More than 5 minute rate of cooling is
(4) 10 minute (1) Maximum for the sphere and minimum for the
104. A uniform metallic scale of length 1 m undergoing plate
one dimensional heat conduction is maintained at (2) Maximum for the sphere and minimum for the
steady state such that 0 cm mark is at 80°C and cube
100 cm mark is at 0°C. Temperature of 60 cm
(3) Maximum for the plate and minimum for the
mark is
sphere
(1) 48°C (2) 32°C
(4) Same for sphere and plate and minimum for
(3) 40°C (4) 16°C the cube
110. It is hotter at the same distance over the top of a 117. If two spherical black bodies of radii r and 2r and
fire, than it is on the side of it because surface temperature T1 and T2 respectively radiate
(1) Air conducts heat upwards T1
same power, then is
(2) Heat is radiated upwards T2
(3) Convection takes more heat upwards (1) 2 :1 (2) 2 : 1
(4) Heat is transferred upwards by conduction,
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 16 : 1
convection and radiation
111. The density of a substance at 0°C is 10 g/cm3 and 118. A brass disc just fits in a hole of a steel plate.
at 100°C its density is 9.7 g/cm 3 . Thermal The disc from the hole can be loosened, if the
coefficient of linear expansion of the substance is system : [brass > steel ]
of order. (1) Is cooled
(1) 10–3/°C (2) 10–4/°C (2) Is heated
(3) 10–2/°C (4) 10–5/°C
(3) Remains at constant temperature
112. The temperature whose value is same on Celsius
and Fahrenheit scales is (4) All of these
(1) 40°C (2) 20°C 119. The coefficient of linear expansion of glass is
(3) –40°C (4) –20°C 8 × 10–6 ºC–1 and coefficient of cubical expansion
of mercury is 18 × 10 –5 ºC –1. The volume of
113. A body cools from 80°C to 60°C in 2 minute. Time
mercury placed inside a flask of 300 cc, so that
in which it will cool from 60°C to 40°C is
(Temperature of surroundings is 10°C) the volume of the flask not occupied by mercury
may remain same at all temperature, is
(1) 3 minute (2) 2 minute
(1) 50 cc (2) 60 cc
(3) 4 minute (4) 5 minute
114. 80 g of water at 30°C is poured on a large block (3) 40 cc (4) 20 cc
of ice at 0°C. The mass of ice that melts is 120. Two copper metallic solid spheres of radii R1 and
(1) 15 g (2) 30 g R2 are heated to same temperature and kept in
(3) 50 g (4) 60 g identical surroundings. The ratio of their initial rate
of cooling is
115. A faulty thermometer reads the temperature of
melting ice and boiling water as 40 °F and 200 °F (1) 1 : 1
respectively. What will be its reading when actual
(2) R1 : R2
temperature is 41 °F?
(1) 43 °F (2) 40 °F (3) R2 : R1

(3) 42 °F (4) 48 °F (4) R12 : R22

116. In a metal sheet there are two holes of radius a 121. A cube of a substance of coefficient of cubical
and b as shown. How the parameters a, b, c and expansion 1 is floating in a liquid of coefficient of
d change with the increase in temperature of metal cubical expansion 2 > 1, such that 50% of its
sheet? volume is inside the liquid. If temperature of the
system is increased, then percentage of volume of
cube inside the liquid can be
c d
a b (1) 45% (2) 50%
(3) 55% (4) 25%

(1) a, b, c and d, all will increase 122. Difference of temperature between a body and its
surroundings, cooling under Newton’s law of cooling
(2) a and b will decrease while c and d will
falls from 40°C to 20°C in 20 minute. Time taken
increase
by the body to decrease the difference from 20°C
(3) a and b will increase while c and d will to 5°C is
decrease
(1) 40 minute (2) 20 minute
(4) a and c will increase while b and d will
decrease (3) 30 minute (4) 10 minute
123. Heat is flowing through a conductor of length L 128. For the following graph, area under the curve
from x = 0 to x = L. If its thermal resistance is represents the total energy emitted by the perfect
uniform and is at steady state, then which of the black body per second per unit area (E) over the
following graphs is/are correct? (T : temperature at complete wavelength range at that temperature (T).
X) Thus, area below the graph is in accordance with
T T (Symbols have usual meanings)
E

(1) (2)
X X T
O O
T T

m
(3) (4) (1) Wien’s displacement law
X X
O O (2) Stefan’s law
124. 1 g water at 100°C is heated to convert into steam
(3) Kirchhoff’s law
at 100°C at 1 atm. Find out approximate change
in internal energy of water. It is given that (4) Newton’s law of cooling
Volume of 1 g water at 100°C = 1 cc 1 1
R S
Volume of 1 g steam at 100°C = 1671 cc 129. If T    2   4 is the expression for surface
 r  
Latent heat of vaporisation = 540 cal/g temperature of the sun then which of the following
(Mechanical equivalent of heat J = 4.2 J/cal) statement is incorrect?
(1) U = 540 J (2) U = 500 cal (1)  is the Stefan’s constant with value
(3) U = 0 (4) U = 40 cal 5.67 × 10–8 J s–1 m–2K–4

125. The temperature at which solid, liquid and vapour (2) S is the solar constant
phase of a substance coexist is (3) r is the radius of the circular orbit in which
(1) Critical temperature (2) Triple point earth revolves around the sun
(3) Melting point (4) Boiling point (4) r is the radius of the earth
126. Q heat flows per second through the rod of length 130. Material A, B and C are solids at their melting
L and area of cross-section A. If it is stretched to temperatures. Material A requires 200 J to melt 4
double its length then what will be the heat flow kg. Material B requires 300 J to melt 5 kg. And
per second keeping temperature difference same? material C requires 300 J to melt 6 kg. Rank the
Q materials according to their latent heats of fusion
(1) 2Q (2)
2 (1) C = B > A (2) C > B > A
Q (3) B > A > C (4) B > A = C
(3) (4) Q
4
131. The given figure shows a composite slab of three
127. The figure shows three temperature scales with the
different materials a, b and c with identical
freezing and boiling points of water indicated at
thickness and with thermal conductivities
atmospheric pressure. Which of the following gives
the correct order of the three temperatures? K b  K a  K c . The heat transfer through them is
70°X 120°W 90°Y nonzero and steady. Rank the materials according
to the temperature difference T across them.

a b c
20°X 30°W 0°Y
(1) 50°X > 50°Y > 50°W (2) 50°X = 50°Y = 50°W (1) a = b = c (2) a < b < c
(3) 50°X < 50°W < 50°Y (4) 50°W > 50°X > 50°Y (3) b < a < c (4) b > a > c
132. Which of the following can be approximated to be 138. A block of ice at –10°C is slowly heated and
a black body? converted to steam at 100°C. Which of the
(1) The Sun following curves represents the phenomenon
qualitatively? (T : Temperature)
(2) Ferry’s Black Body
T T
(3) Metal ball rolled in carbon powder
(4) All of these
133. When a copper ball is heated, the largest (1) (2)
percentage increase will occur in its
(1) Diameter (2) Area O Heat Supplied O Heat Supplied

(3) Volume (4) All of these T T

134. A bimetallic strip consisting of two metals A and B

is straight at t°C as shown in figure. Coefficient of
linear expansion of A is greater than coefficient of (3) (4)
linear expansion of B. When the temperature is
increased to t + t °C, the strip will O Heat Supplied O Heat Supplied
139. A cylindrical metal rod of length L0 is shaped into
a ring with a small gap x as shown. On heating the
system (r : radius of the ring, d : diameter of rod)
A B x

(1) Bend to left

(2) Not bend at all d
(1) x decreases, r and d increase
(3) Bend to right (2) x and r increase, d decreases
(4) Become smaller than initial length (3) x, r and d all increase
135. Which of the following processes will take greatest (4) x, r and d all decrease
time? 140. Two conducting rods of identical dimensions having
(1) Cooling down of water from 75°C to 70°C coefficient of thermal conductivities K1 and K2 are
connected in series between ice point and steam
(2) Cooling down of water from 85°C to 80°C
point. Effective thermal conductivity of the
(3) Cooling down of water from 45°C to 40°C arrangement is
(4) All will take equal time K1  K 2 K1K 2
136. A cylindrical steel rod of length L, Young’s modulus (1) (2)
2 K1  K 2
Y, radius r and coefficient of linear expansion  is 2K1K 2
stretched horizontally without tension between two (3) K12  K 22 (4) K  K
rigid supports at t°C. When the temperature is 1 2

increased to t +t°C, the tension developed in the 141. 1 kg of ice at 0°C is mixed with 2 kg of water at
40°C. The final temperature of the mixture will be
wire will become
(assume no energy loss)
Y r 2 t (1) 10°C (2) 25°C
(1) Yr2t (2)
1  t (3) 5°C (4) 0°C
142. A bimetallic strip is made of two metals with
Y r 2 t
(3) Zero (4) different thermal coefficient of linear expansion.
1  t Now choose the correct statement.
137. 100 g ice at 0°C is dropped into a calorimeter (1) On heating, metal having high coefficient is at
(water equivalent 50 g) containing 100 g water at concave side
40°C. Resulting temperature of mixture at (2) On heating, metal having low coefficientis at
equilibrium is concave side
(1) 40°C (2) 0°C (3) On heating, it remains straight
(3) 20°C (4) –5°C (4) On cooling, it remains straight
143. A simple pendulum consists of wire of negligible 149. Liquid A is at a temperature of 20°C and liquid B
mass but has thermal coefficient of linear is at a temperature of 40°C. If same mass of both
expansion . If a small temperature change  the liquids are mixed, the temperature of mixture
takes place, then relative change in time period of becomes 35°C. Ratio of specific heats of liquid A
the pendulum will be and B is
(1)  (2) 2 (1) 3 : 1 (2) 1 : 3

1 3 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 2
(3)  (4) 
2 2 150. A metallic scale gives correct reading at 15ºC.
144. A spherical black body of radius r radiates thermal A piece of wood is being measured by this scale
power P at temperature T, when placed in at 20°C and reading of the scale is 40 cm. The
surroundings at temperature T0 (  T). If R is its real length of wood piece must be
rate of cooling, then (1) 40 cm (2) > 40 cm
4 (3) < 40 cm (4) Between 30-40 cm
T 
(1) R  (T  T0 ) (2) R    151. Temperature of a body is raised from 20°C to 45°C.
 T0  The rise in temperature of the body in Fahrenheit
scale is
r2 T0
(3) R  (4) R  (1) 25º F (2) 77º F
T0 r
(3) 45º F (4) 207º F
145. Solar constant is proportional to (R = radius of sun,
r = distance between Earth and Sun) 152. Thermal coefficient of linear expansion along two
sides of a square face are 2 × 10 –5 /°C and
2 1 × 10 –5 /°C. Thermal coefficient of superficial
r r 
(1) (2)   expansion of the square face is
R R 
2
(1) 4 × 10–5/°C (2) 2 × 10–5/°C
R R 
(3) (4)   (3) 3 × 10–5/°C (4) 1.5 × 10–5/°C
r r 
153. Energy emitted per unit area per unit time by a
146. The measure of the degree of disorderliness of a
black body is I watt m –2. The wavelength at
system is known as
which power radiated by the black body be
(1) Calorimetry (2) Enthalpy maximum, will be [ = stefan’s constant, b =
(3) Entropy (4) Thermometry Wien’s constant]
147. Which of the following statements is correct? 1/ 4 1/4
 b
(1) Natural convection can occur in space having (1) b   (2)  
I  I 
gravity as well as in gravity free space
(2) Forced convection occurs in space having 1/ 4 1/ 4
gravity only  bI   b 
(3)   (4)  
  I 
(3) Forced convection can occur in gravity free
space 154. Three identical conductors are fixed at O as shown
(4) Natural convection occurs only in gravity free in figure. The conductor through which no flow of
space heat is taking place, is
60°C 40°C
148. A liquid is contained in a graduated container such
A
that reading of level of liquid is observed to be B
500 ml at 20°C. When their temperature is
O
increased to 70°C, reading obtained is 500 ml
again. If  is the thermal coefficient of cubical C
expansion of the liquid and  is the thermal
coefficient of linear expansion of container, then
50°C
(1)  > 3 (2)  = 3 (1) A (2) B
(3)  < 3 (4)  = 2 (3) C (4) All of these
155. The temperature on Celsius scale is 45°C, then 161. Two rods of same length and cross-sectional area
corresponding temperature on the Fahrenheit scale are joined in series. Thermal conductivity of the
is rods are in the ratio 1 : 2. The ends are maintained
at temperature T1 and T2 as shown in the figure.
(1) 113°F The sides are thermally insulated. If T1 > T2 then
which of the following graphs represents variation of
(2) 77°F
 dT 
(3) 100°F temperature gradient   with x in steady state?
 dx 
(4) 131°F T1 T2
K 2K
156. Expansion during heating
x=0 x=l x = 2l
(1) Occurs only in solids T T

(2) Increases the weight of material

(3) Decreases the density of a material (1) (2)
(4) Occurs at the same rate for all liquids or solids x x
O l 2l l 2l
157. If the length of a cylinder on heating increases by T T
2%, the area of its base will increase by l 2l l 2l
x x
(1) 0.5%
(2) 2% (3) (4)

(3) 1%
(4) 4% 162. In order to flow heat from one part of a solid to
another part, what is required?
158. Ratio among thermal linear expansion coefficient
(1) Uniform density
(), thermal areal expansion coefficient () and
thermal volume expansion coefficient () for (2) Density gradient
isotropic substance is (3) Temperature gradient
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (4) Uniform temperature
(2) 3 : 2 : 1 163. Two identical plates of different metals are joined to
form a single plate whose thickness is double the
(3) 4 : 3 : 2
thickness of each plates. If the co-efficient of
(4) 1 : 4 : 9 conductivity of each plate are 2 unit and 3 unit
respectively, then the conductivity of composite
159. 100 g ice at 0°C is mixed with 100 g water at
plate (in same units) will be
80°C. The final temperature of the mixture is
(1) 5 (2) 2.4
(1) 40°C
(3) 1.5 (4) 1.2
(2) 25°C
164. If a black body is heated at very high temperature,
(3) 0°C it appears to be
(4) 47.14°C (1) Blue (2) White
160. At what temperature, volume of fixed mass of an (3) Red (4) Black
ideal gas at 0°C becomes triple? 165. An object is at a temperature of 400 K. At what
(1) 546°C temperature would it radiate energy twice as fast,
while surrounding temperature is assumed to be
(2) 182°C negligible?
(3) 819°C (1) 200°C (2) 200 K
(4) 646°C (3) 800°C (4) 800 K
166. The tungsten filament of an electric lamp has a 173. A 42 kg block of ice moving on rough horizontal
surface area A and a power rating P. If the emissivity surface stops due to friction, after some time. If
of the filament is  and is Stefan’s constant, then initial velocity of block is 4 m/s, the mass of ice
the steady temperature of the filament will be that has melted due to heat generated by friction
4 is (Latent heat of ice = 3.36 × 105 J/kg)
 P   P 
(1) T    (2) T    (1) 1.5 × 10–3 kg (2) 10–3 kg
 A   A 
1 1
(3) 2 × 10–3 kg (4) 2.5 × 10–3 kg
 A  4  P 4 174. A uniform cylindrical rod of mass M and length L
(3) T    (4) T   
 P   A  is rotating with an angular speed . The axis of
167. If the temperature of hot body is increased by 50% rotation is perpendicular to axis of symmetry of rod
then the increase in the quantity of emitted heat and passing through one end of the rod. If the
radiation will be approximately room temperature is increased by  and coefficient
of linear expansion of the rod is , the magnitude
(1) 125% (2) 200%
of the change in angular speed is
(3) 300% (4) 400%
3 1
168. A hot metallic solid sphere of radius r radiates (1)  (2) 
2 2
heat. Its rate of cooling is
(3)  (4) 2
(1) Independent of r (2) Proportional to r
175. Steam at 100°C is passed into 54 g of water at
(3) Proportional to r2 (4) Proportional to 1/r
30°C till the temperature of mixture becomes 90°C.
169. The spectral energy distribution of the sun is The latent heat is 540 cal/g. The mass of the
maximum at 4753 Å. If the temperature of a star mixture will be nearly
is 2755.4 K then its spectral distribution is
(1) 70 g (2) 60 g
maximum at  equals to (Temperature of sun is
6000 K) (3) 80 g (4) 24 g
(1) 10850 Å (2) 10350 Å 176. Change in entropy when 5 g of pure ice melts to
(3) 20700 Å (4) 5175 Å form water at 0°C is (Lice = 80 cal/g)

170. Assuming the sun to be a spherical black body of (1) 1.46 cal/K (2) 
radius R at a temperature T K, the total radiant (3) 7.8 cal/K (4) 1.46 J/K
power incident on earth at a distance r from the
177. A metallic scale is to be calibrated so that its
sun is (r0 : radius of the earth)
millimetre intervals are accurate within 5 × 10–5
r02 R 2 T 4 r02 R 2 T 4 mm at a given temperature. Maximum temperature
(1) (2) variation allowed during calibration is approximately
r2 4r 2
(metal = 10 × 10–6 °C–1)
R 2 T 4 4r02 R 2 T 4
(3) (4) (1) 5°C (2) 10°C
r2 r2
171. A metal rod is placed on smooth horizontal surface (3) 0.5°C (4) 50°C
at temperature 25°C. Now temperature of 178. Temperature difference between body and
surroundings is increased up to 100°C, then during surroundings fall from 10°C to 5°C in 10 minutes.
heating of rod Temperature difference between body and
(1) Mechanical strain developed in rod is nonzero surroundings will fall from 5°C to 2.5°C in (Use
Newton’s law of cooling)
(2) Mechanical stress developed in rod is nonzero
(1) 5 minutes (2) 20 minutes
(3) Length of rod will increase
(3) 10 minutes (4) Infinite
(4) All of these
172. The radiation emitted by a star (S) is 10000 times 179. If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as
that of Sun (S). If surface temperatures of the sun 20°C and boiling point as 150°C, then how much
and stars are 6000 K and 2000 K respectively, the will the thermometer read when the actual
ratio of the radii of the star (S)and Sun (S) is temperature is 60°C?
(1) 300 : 1 (2) 600 : 1 (1) 98°C (2) 110°C
(3) 900 : 1 (4) 1200 : 1 (3) 40°C (4) 60°C
180. Two solid spheres having area A1 and A2 and 184. The graph shown in the figure represents variation
temperature T1 and T2 respectively are placed in of temperature (T) of two bodies A and B having
vacuum. For emitting same power [both have same surface area, with time (t) due to emission
same surface finish] of radiation. Correct relation between absorptivity (a)
4
and reflectivity (r) of the two bodies is
A1 T14 A1  T2  T
(1) A  4 (2)  
2 T2 A2  T1 

2 2
A1  T1  A1  T2  A
(3)   (4)  
 
A2  T2  A2  T1 
B
181. Let  represent the ratio of mass of ice at 0°C and
t
mass of steam at 100°C. The temperature of the
mixture when these are mixed together (for 3 << (1) aB > aA and rB < rA (2) aB < aA and rB < rA
8) is (3) aB < aA and rB > rA (4) aB > aA and rB > rA
8 8 185. Fraunhoffer’s lines in the spectrum of sun are
(1) 80   (2) 80  
  1   1  explained by
  1  8 (1) Stefan’s law
(3) 80   (4) 80   (2) Wien’s displacement law
8   1 
182. The spectral emissive power e versus wavelength (3) Newton’s law of cooling
 curve for the radiations coming out of a black (4) Kirchhoff’s law
body is as shown in the figure. If e1 represents 186. Amount of heat required to convert 20 g of ice into
water at 20ºC is
maximum spectral emissive power at  1 for
temperature T1 then on increasing the temperature, (1) 80 cal (2) 2000 cal
1 (3) 500 cal (4) 1000 cal
e 187. In a room where temperature is 30ºC, a body cools
e1 from 61ºC to 59ºC in 4 minute. Time taken by the
T1 body to cool from 51ºC to 49ºC will be
(1) 3 minute (2) 4 minute
(3) 6 minute (4) 9 minute

  SECTION - B
(1) Decreases (2) Increases
Assertion - Reason Type Questions
(3) Remains same (4) Becomes twice
In the following questions, a statement of assertion
183. Two rods of same material recasts into different (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R)
shape as shown in the figure. If temperature of
both rods are increased then (1) If both Assertion & Reason are true and the
x y reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion, then mark (1).
(2) If both Assertion & Reason are true but the
reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion, then mark (2).
(3) If Assertion is true statement but Reason is
false, then mark (3).
(4) If both Assertion and Reason are false
statements, then mark (4).
(1) x will increase but y will decrease
1. A : The emissivity of a body is dimensionless
(2) x will decrease but y will increase quantity.
(3) Both x and y will increase R : Emissive power of a body is a dimensionless
(4) Both x and y will decrease quantity.
2. A : During heating of a conductor, when steady 6. A : A green glass heated in a furnace, when seen
state is achieved the temperature of any of its in dark, glows with red light.
transverse cross-section does not change with R : A green glass is a good absorber of red light
time. and hence it becomes good radiator of red
R : All parts of the conductor attain same colour.
temperature.
7. A : Iron ball experiences greater viscous force than
3. A : Blue star is at higher temperature than red the plastic ball of same radius.
star. R : High density objects experience greater
R : Wein’s displacement law states that the viscous force than low density objects.
wavelength corresponding to maximum 8. A : Snow is better insulator than ice.
spectral emissive power is inversely
R : Snow contains air packets and air is good
proportional to absolute temperature of hot
insulator of heat.
body.
9. A : If temperature of a radiating body increases by
4. A : On a cold winter day an iron railing feels much
20%, the rate of emission of radiation increases
colder to the touch than a wooden railing,
by more than 100%.
though both are at the same temperature.
R : Rate of emission, H  T 4, where T is the
R : Wood removes thermal energy from our fingers absolute temperature.
much slower than iron does.
10. A : From the earth, heat transfer takes place
5. A : Water in lakes and ponds freezes from the top mainly due to convection.
down to bottom rather than from the bottom to
top in peak winter. R : Heat from sun is obtained in the form of IR
rays of longer wavelength, which penetrates
R : Bottom of lakes and ponds are at 4°C and the atmosphere but heat radiated by earth is
water radiates heat to surrounding atmosphere IR rays of shorter wavelength, which is trapped
at sub-zero temperature. by the atmosphere.

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