SCHOLAR ROSARY SR SEC SCHOOL

ROHTAK

THERMAL PHYSICS
NEET-UG - Physics
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 200

1. The Celsius temperature at absolute zero is equal to:

a) 273o C b) -273o C

c) -100o C d) 100o C

2. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure temperature upto

a) 100°C b) 360°C

c) 260°C d) 500°C
3. The triple points of neon are 24.57 K. Express this temperature on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales:

a) –208.58o C = – 355.44o F b) –238.58o C = – 315.44o F

c) –248.58o C = – 415.44o F d) –218.58o C = – 335.44o F

4. A constant pressure air thermometer gave a reading of 47.5 units of volume, when immersed in ice-cold water, and 67
units in a boiling liquid. The boiling point of the liquid is

a) 125oC b) 112oC

c) 100oC d) 135oC

5. On a hilly region, water boils at 95°C. The temperature expressed in Fahrenheit is

a) 150°F b) 20.3°F

c) 203°F d) 100°F
6. The Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales of temperature will give the same reading at:

a) -40 b) 31.3

c) 574.25 d) 732.75
7. Two absolute scales A and B have triple points of water defined to be at 200 A and 350 B. Then TA : TB, is:

a) 4 : 7 b) 4 : 5

c) 7 : 4 d) 3 : 5

8. A constant volume gas thermometer shows pressure reading of 50 cm and 90 cm of mercury at 0oC and 100oC
respectively. When the pressure reading is 60 cm of mercury, the temperature is:

a) 25oC b) 15oC

c) 12.5oC d) 40oC

9. Two temperature scales A and B are related by

A−42 B−72
=
110 220

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 At which temperature two scales have the same reading ?

a) -72o b) -40o

c) -42o d) +12o

10. If the boiling point of water is 95o F, what will be reduction at Celsius scale?

a) 7oC b) 65oC

c) 35oC d) 63oC

11. The resistance of a platinum resistance thermometer is found to be 11,000 Ω when dipped in a triple point cell. When it

is dipped in a bath, the resistance is found to be 28,887 Ω What is the temperature of both in oC on platinum scale?

a) 555.17oC b) 222.17oC

c) 333.17oC d) 444.17oC

12. At what temperature will Reaumur thermometer show the same reading as on a Fahrenheit thermometer?

a) 0oF b) 40oF

c) -459.4oF d) -25.6oF

13. A centigrade and a fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The water temperature is lowered until the
fahrenheit thermometer registers 140o. The fall in temperature as registered by the centigrade thermometer is:

a) 60oC b) 40oC

c) 30oC d) 80oC

14. Which of the following is the smallest temperature?

a) 1 K b) 1oF

c) 1oR d) 1oC

15. We plot the graph having temperature in oC on x-axis and in oF on y-axis. If the graph is straight line, then the correct
statement is:

a) The line intercepts the negative axis of both b) The line intercepts the positive y-axis.
x and y-axes.

c) The line passes through origin. d) The line intercepts the positive x-axis.
16. The graph between two temperature scales A and B is shown in figure. Between upper fixed point and lower fixed point
there are 150 equal divisions on scale A and 100 on scale B. The relationship for conversion between the two scales is

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 given by:

TA −180 TB TB −40 TA
a) 100
=
150
b) 100
=
180

TA −30 TB TB −180 TA
c) 150
=
100
d) 150
=
100

17. The temperature of a substance increases by 27 oC. On the Kelvin scale, this increase is equal to:

a) 300 K b) 27 K

c) 7 K d) 2.46 K
18. At what temperature, the Fahrenheit and the Celsius scales will give numerically equal (but opposite in sign) values?

a) + 40o F and -40o C b) -11.43o F and +11.43o C

c) - 40o F and 40o C d) 11.43o F and -11.43o C

19. Which body among these is least warm

TA = 40oC, TB = 40 K, Tc = 40oF, TD = 80oF

a) TA b) TD

c) TB d) TC

20. The temperature at which the reading of a Fahrenheit thermometer will be double that of centigrade thermometer is:

a) 32o b) 100o

c) 160o d) 180o

21. In a resistance thermometer, the resistances at 0oC and 100oC are 6.74 and 7.74 ohm respectively. The temperature
corresponding to 6.53 ohm resistance is:

a) -21oC b) 53oC

c) -53oC d) 21oC

22. Maximum density of H2O is at the temperature:

a) 32oF b) 39.2oF

c) 4oF d) 42oF

23. Two absolute scales A and B have freezing points of water defined to be 200 A and 350 B. What is the relation between
TA and TB?

a) T A =
2

7
TB b) TA =
4

7
TB

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 c) TA =
5

7
TB d) TA =
6

7
TB

24. A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked 5o and 95o. This thermometer reads the temperature of a body as 59o.
Then, the correct temperature of the body on the Celsius scale is:

a) 48.6o b) 58o

c) 60o d) 59o

25. A thermometer at rest in an ideal gas records a temperature T. The same thermometer when moving with a velocity v0 in

the positive X-direction records a temperature T'. Then:

a) T' = T b) T' < T

c) T' > or < T d) T' > T'

26. A bimetallic strip is made of aluminium and steel (α Al > αsteel ) . On heating, the strip will

a) will bend with aluminium on concave side. b) get twisted.

c) remain straight. d) will bend with steel on concave side.

27. The coefficient of linear expansion of brass and steel are α and α respectively. If we take a brass rod of length l1 and
1 2

steel rod of length l2 at 0o C, the difference in their lengths l1. and l2 will remain the same at all temperatures, if

a) α 1 l2 = α2 l1 b) 2
α l1 = α l2
1
2
2

c) α 1l
2
2
2
= α l1
2
d) α1 l1 = α2 l2

28. In general, when a solid is heated, it:

a) contracts proportionally to the change in b) contracts inversely proportionally to the

temperature change in temperature

c) expands inversely proportionally to the d) expands proportionally to the change in

change in temperature temperature
29. When a body is heated, then maximum rise will be in its

a) surface area b) density

c) volume d) length
30. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C its volume

a) increases continuously b) first decreases and then increases

c) decreases continuously d) first increases and then decreases

31. A one-liter glass flask contains some mercury. It is found that at different temperatures the volume of air inside the flask

remains the same. What is the volume of mercury in this flask if the coefficient of linear expansion of glass is 9 × 10-
6/°C while of volume expansion of mercury is 1.8 × 10-4/°C?

a) 150 cc b) 200 cc

c) 50 cc d) 100 cc
32. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase will occur in its:

a) density b) diameter

c) area d) volume

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33. Two spheres are made of same metal and have same mass. One is solid and the other is hollow. When heated to the same
temperature, which of the following statements is correct about the percentage increase in their diameters?

a) It will be same for both spheres b) It will be more for hollow sphere

c) It will be more for solid sphere d) It may be more or less depending upon the
ratio of the diameters of the two spheres

34. The metal of a pendulum clock has a coefficient of expansion as 2 × 10-5/K. Its period is 2 s at 15oC. If the temperature

increases to 25oC, shall the clock:

a) lose time b) gain time

c) show correct time d) first lose and then gain time

35. The density of water at 4oC is 1000 kg m-3 and at 100oC it is 958.4 kg m-3. The coefficient of volume expansion of
water is:

a) 4.5 × 10-4 oC-1 b) 4.5 × 10-3 oC-1

c) 5.4 × 10-3 oC-1 d) 5.4 × 10-6 oC-1

36. A brass scale is accurate at 15oC. It is used to measure length of a cloth at 25oC. Measured length is:

a) none of these b) greater than actual length of the cloth

c) equal to actual length of the cloth d) less than actual length of the cloth
37. A steel scale gives correct reading at t1 °C. When temperature changes to t2 °C, then

a) the reading is always equal to true value b) if t2 > t1, reading is lesser than true- value

c) the reading is always less than true value d) if t2 > t1, reading is greater than true value

38. A clock which keeps correct time at 20oC has a pendulum rod made of brass. How many seconds will it gain or lose per

day when temperature falls to 0oC? (α = 18 × 10-6 /oC)

a) 25.55 s b) 15.55 s

c) 155.5 s d) 18.55 s
39. In case of thermal expansion of gases, gases have:

a) Linear and area expansion b) Linear and volume expansion

c) Only volume expansion d) Area expansion

40. A rectangular block is heated from 0oC to 100oC. The percentage increase in its length is 0.10%. What will be the
percentage increase in its volume?

a) 0.03% b) 0.10%

c) 0.30% d) None of these

41. A circular hole is made in a steel square plate. The plate is now heated and allowed to expand. Which of the following
statements is correct?

a) Nothing can be said about change in radius b) Radius of the hole will remain constant
of the hole because ratio of initial radius of

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 hole to initial dimension of the plate is not
known.

c) Radius of the hole starts to decrease d) Radius to the hole starts to increase

42. A crystal has a coefficient of expansion 13 × 10-7 in one direction and 231 × 10-7 in every other direction at right
angles to it. Then the cubical coefficient of expansion is:

a) 244 × 10-7 b) 475 × 10-7

c) 257 × 10-7 d) 462 × 10-7

43. An anisotropic material has coefficients of linear thermal expansion α 1, α2 and α along x, y and z-axis respectively.
3

Coefficient of cubical expansion of its material will be equal to:

a) α + α + α
1 2 3 b) α1 + 2α + 3α
2 3

α1 + α2 + α3
c) 3
d) 3α + 2α + α
1 2 3

44. A clock pendulum made of invar has a period of 0.5 s, at 20oC. If the clock is used in a climate where the temperature

averages to 30oC, how much time does the clock lose in each oscillation? (For invar, α =
−7

, g = constant)
9 × 10
∘
C

a) 2.25 × 10-6s b) 1.1 × 10-3s

c) 1.5 × 10-2s d) 3.0 × 10-3s

45. A glass flask of volume one litre at 0° C is filled, level full of mercury at this temperature. The flask and mercury are
now heated to 100° C. How much mercury will spill out if the coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is 1.82 × 10-
4/°C and linear expansion of glass is 0. 1 × 10-4/° C respectively?

a) 2.12 cc b) 1.52 cc

c) 21.2 cc d) 15.2 cc
46. Two different wires having lengths L1 and L2, and respective temperature coefficient of linear expansion α and α are 1 2

joined end-to-end. Then the effective temperature coefficient of linear expansion is:

a) 2√−−−− α1 L1 +α2 L2
α α 1 2 b) L1 +L2

α1 +α2 α1 α2 L2 L1
c) 2
d) 4
α1 +α2 2
(L2 +L1 )

47. The coefficient of apparent expansion of mercury in a glass vessel is 155 × 10-6 /oC and in a steel vessel is 144 × 10-6
/oC. If a for steel is 12 × 10-6 /oC, then that of glass is:

a) 36 × 10-6 /oC b) 6 × 10-6 /oC

c) 9 × 10-6 /oC d) 27 × 10-6 /oC

48. A two litre glass flask contains some mercury. It is found that at all temperatures the volume of the air inside the flask
remains the same. The volume of the mercury inside the flask is (α for glass = 9 × 10-6/ oC, γ for mercury = 1.8 × 10-4

/oC).

a) 300 c.c. b) 3000 c.c.

c) 150 c.c. d) 1500 c.c.

49. Liquid is filled in a flask upto a certain point. When the flask is heated, the level of the liquid:

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 a) initially falls and then rises b) immediately starts increasing

c) falls abruptly d) rises abruptly

50. Mercury is poured in a U-tube. Temperature of one side is 50oC and the level of mercury on this side is h1. Temperature

of the other side is 100o C and the level of mercury on this side is h2. Then:

a) h1 = h2 b) h2 < h1

c) h2 = 2h1 d) h2 > h1

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