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Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.

81ms−2
Electron Charge,e = 1.6 × 10−19 C
Electron mass = 9.11 × 10−31 kg
Mass of the earth = 5.97 × 1024 kg
Plank’s constant,h = 6.6 × 10−34 Js
Stefan’s Boltzmann’s constant ,σ = 5.67 × 10−8 Wm−2 K−4
Radius of the Earth = 6.4 × 106 m
Radius of the sun = 7 × 108 m
Radius of earth’s orbit about the sun = 1.5 × 1011 m
Speed of light in a vacuum,c = 3.0 × 108 ms−1
Thermal conductivity of copper = 390Wm−1 K−1
Thermal conductivity of aluminium = 210Wm−1 K−1
Specific heat capacity of water = 4200Jkg−1 K−1
Universal gravitational constant ,G = 6.67 × 10−11 Nm2 kg−2
Avogadro’s number ,NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1
Surface tension of water = 7.0 × 10−2 Nm−1
Density of water = 1000kgm−3
Gas constant ,R = 8.31Jmol−1 K−1
Charge to mass ratio, me = 1.8 × 1011 Ckg−1
The constant 4π1
0
= 9.0 × 109 F−1 m
Faraday constant ,F = 9.65 × 104 Cmol−1

Where necessary ,assume the constants above

PAPER ONE (Heat )

1. (a) Define specific heat capacity [1 mark]

(b) Describe an electrical method of measuring the specific heat capacity of a metal [6
marks]

(c) In a continuous flow calorimeter for measurement of a specific heat capacity of a


liquid 3.6 × 10−3 m3 of a liquid flows through the apparatus in 10 minutes.When
electrical energy is supplied to the heating coil at the rate of 44W,a steady differ-
ence of 4K is obtained between the temperatures of the out flowing and inflowing
liquid.When the flow rate is increased to 4.8 × 10−3 m3 of liquid in 10 minutes ,the
electrical power required to maintain the temperature difference is 58W,Find the

(i) Specific heat capacity of the liquid [6 marks]

(ii) rate of loss of heat to the surrounding [2 marks]

Density of liquid=800kgm−3

(d) Explain why the difference between the specific heat capacity at constant pressure
,Cp and that at constant volume ,Cv is negligible for solids but not for gases .Hence
show that for 1 mole of gas Cv − Cp = R [5 marks]

2. (a) Define the following

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(i) thermometric property [1 mark]
(ii) Tripple point of water [1 mark]
(b) (i) Describe the steps taken to establish a temperature scale [5 marks]
(ii) Explain why two thermometers may give different values for the same unknown
temperature [2 marks]
(c) The volume of some air in a constant pressure thermometer and length of an Iron
rod are measured at 100 C and at 1000 C and the following results where obtained
Calculate

i. Absolute zero temperature of this air scale [3 marks]


ii. The length of the Irn rod at this temperature given that Lθ = L0 (1 + θα) [3
marks]
(d) Decribe with the aid of a diagram how a constant volume gas thermometer may be
used to measure temperature [5 marks]
3. (a) Define the following
(i) Convection [1 mark]
(ii) Thermal conductivity [1 mark]
(b) Explain clearly the mechanism of heat transfer in a solid [3 marks]
(c) With the aid of a labeled diagram ,describe the experiment to determine the thermal
conductivity of copper [5 marks]
(d) (i) What is meant by a black body [1 mark]
(ii) Sketch the spectral distribution of blackbody radiation for three different tem-
peratures and describe the main features. [4
marks]
(e) Assume that the sun is a sphere of radius 7.0 × 108 m at a temperature of 6200K
,estimate the temperature of the surface of mars if its distance from the sun is
2.28 × 101 1m. [5 marks]

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