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Study Important Questions for Class 11 Physics Chapter 10 – Thermal Properties of Matter
2 Marks Questions
1. A copper block of mass
Ans: The copper block's mass,
The temperature of the copper block has risen,
Copper's specific heat
The heat of water fusion,
The greatest amount of heat that a copper block may lose in a given amount of time,
Let
The heat that the melting ice has acquired,
As a result, the total amount of ice that can melt is
2. A 'thermocol' icebox is a cheap and efficient method for storing small quantities of cooked food in summer in particular. A cubical icebox of side
The outside temperature is
Ans: The provided cubical ice box's side,
The ice box's thickness,
In the ice because of ice kept,
Time gap,
the temperature outside,
Thermacele's heat conductivity coefficient,
The heat of water fusion,
Let's call
The quantity of heat lost by the meal is calculated as follows:
Where, In such case, the surface area
But
Mass of ice left
As a result, the amount of ice left after is.
3 Marks Questions
1. The triple points of neon and carbon dioxide are
Ans: The following is a relation between the Kelvin and Celsius scales:
$
The temperature scales in Celsius and Fahrenheit are linked in the following way:
$
If you want to use neon, you need use the following formula.
In case of carbon dioxide:
2. Two absolute scales A and B have triple points of water defined to be
Ans: Water's triple point on the absolute scale
Water's triple point on the absolute scale
Water's triple point on the Kelvin scale,
The temperature
The temperature
On a scale
On a scale
Hence, the ratio
3. A steel tape
Ans: Temperature-dependent length of steel tape
Coefficient of linear expansion of steel,
Let,
Therefore, As a result, the actual length of the steel rod
As a result, the rod's real length is at
4. A
Ans: Drilling machine's power
The aluminium block's mass,
The length of time that the machine is in use,
Aluminum's specific heat,
After drilling, the block's temperature rises
Drilling machine's total energy
Only a
However, it is useful energy
As a result, the temperature of the block rises by
5. In an experiment on the specific heat of a metal, a
Ans: The metallic mass,
The metal's initial temperature,
The metal's final temperature,
The mass of a calorimeter is equal to the mass of water,
Volume of water,
Water mass
The temperature of the metal has dropped:
$
Water's specific heat,
Metal's specific heat,
Metal dissipates heat,
The temperature of the water and the calorimeter system is rising:
Heat obtained by the water and calorimeter system:
Heat lost by the metal = Heat gained by the water and colorimeter system.
If heat is lost to the environment, the value will of
4 Marks Questions
1. The electrical resistance in ohms of a certain thermometer varies with temperature according to the approximate law:
The resistance is
Ans: It is assumed that:
Where,
When water reaches its triple point,
Lead resistance,
When these values are substituted in equation (i), we get:
For resistance,
Where,
2. A large steel wheel is to be fitted on to a shaft of the same material. At
Ans: The given temperature,
The steel shaft's outside diameter at
The centre hole in the whed has a diameter of
Steel linear expansion coefficient,
The temperature of the shaft drops when it is cocled with dry ice.
If the diameter of the wheel changes, it will slip on the shaft,
Temperature
Therefore, when the shaft temperature is
3. Given below are observations on molar specific heats at room temperature of some common gases.
Gas | Molar Specific Heat |
Hydrogen | 4.87 |
Nitrogen | 4.97 |
Oxygen | 5.02 |
Nitric oxide | 4.99 |
Carbon monoxide | 5.01 |
Chlorine | 6.17 |
The measured molar specific heats of these gases are markedly different from those for monatomic gases. Typically, molar specific heat of a monatomic gas is
Ans: The gases indicated in the table are diatomic in nature. They have other degrees of freedom (modes of motion) in addition to translational degrees of freedom. Heat must be supplied to raise the temperature of these gases. The average energy of all modes of motion is increased as a result of this. As a result, diatomic gases have a higher molar specific heat than monatomic gases.
If just rotational motion is taken into account, the molar specific heat of a diatomic is gas
=
All of the observations in the table agree with, the exception of chlorine
4. The coefficient of volume expansion of glycerin is
Ans: Glycerin volume expansion coefficient,
Temperature rises,
Its volume has changed by a fraction
This variation is linked to temperature changes as follows:
$ {\dfrac{{\Delta V}}{V} = {a_{\text{r}}}\Delta T}$
Where,
Where,
5 Marks Questions
1. Answer the following:
(a) The triple-point of water is a standard fixed point in modern thermometry. Why? What is wrong in taking the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water as standard fixed points (as was originally done in the Celsius scale)?
(b) There were two fixed points in the original Celsius scale as mentioned above which were assigned the number
(c) The absolute temperature (Kelvin scale)
Why do we have 273.15 in this relation, and not 273.16 ?
(d) What is the temperature of the triple-point of water on an absolute scale whose unit interval size is equal to that of the Fahrenheit scale?
Ans:
(a) Water's triple point has a one-of-a-kind value of 273.16 K. The triple point of water is always present at specific volume and pressure levels
(b) On the Kelvin absolute scale, the absolute zero or
(c) The temperature is the water's triple point
As a result, absolute temperature (Kelvin scale)
(d) Let,
Let,
It is assumed that:
When we subtract equation (i) from equation (ii), we obtain the following:
2. Two ideal gas thermometers A and Buse oxygen and hydrogen respectively. The following observations are made:
Temperature | Pressure thermometer A | Pressure thermometer B |
Triple Point of water | ||
Normal melting point of sulphur |
(a) What is the absolute temperature of normal melting point of sulphur as read by thermometers A and B?
(b) What do you think is the reason behind the slight difference in answers of thermometers
Ans: (a) Water's triple point
Pressure in the thermometer at this temperature,
Let, the usual melting point of sulphur be the
The pressure in the thermometer at this temperature is
We have the following relation, according to Charles' law:
As a result, the absolute temperature of sulphur's typical melting point as measured by a thermometer A is
At triple point
At temperature
We can write the relation as follows, according to Charles' law:
As a result, the absolute temperature of sulphur's typical melting point, measured using a thermometer,
(b) The oxygen and hydrogen gas included in thermometers A and B respectively are not perfect ideal gases. As a result, the readings of thermometers and are somewhat different. A and B.
The experiment should be carried out at low pressure circumstances to decrease the disparity between the two measurements. These gases act like perfect ideal gases at low pressure.
3. A hole is drilled in a copper sheet. The diameter of the hole is
Ans: Temperature at initial,
The hole's diameter at
Final temperature,
The hole's diameter at,
Copper linear expansion coefficient,
We have the following relationship for the co-efficient of superficial expansion
As a result, the diameter grows by.
4. A brass wire
Ans: Temperature at initial,
Brass wire length at
Final temperature,
The wire's diameter is,
Tension developed in the wire
Brass linear expansion coefficient,
Brass Young's modulus,
Young's modulus can be calculated using the following formula:
Where,
When we combine equations (i) and (ii), we get the following result:
$= 3.8 \times {10^2}N$ (The minus symbol denotes inward strain.)
As a result, the wire's tension rises
5. A brass rod of length
Ans: Temperature at initial,
Change in temperature,
Length of the brass rod at,
Diameter of the brass rod at
Length of the steel rod at,
Diameter of the steel rod at
Brass linear expansion coefficient
Steel linear expansion coefficient,
We have the following for brass rod expansion:
For the steel rod's expansion, we have:
Total change in brass and steel lengths,
Total change in the length of the combined,
Because the rod extends freely from both ends, there is no heat tension at the connection.
6.Answer the following questions based on the
(a) At what temperature and pressure can the solid, liquid and vapour phases of
(b) What is the effect of decrease of pressure on the fusion and boiling point of
(c) What are the critical temperature and pressure for
(d) Is
-
under , (b) under , (c) under 56 atm?
Ans: (a) The
The boiling and fusion points of
The temperature and pressure at which the critical temperature and pressure of
are 31.1 and 73 atm respectively. Even if it is squeezed to a higher pressure will not liquefy if the temperature above the critical point.The conclusion may be drawn from the
phase diagram of that:
is gaseous at , under 1 atm pressure is solid at , under 10 atm pressure is liquid at , under 56 atm pressure
7.Answer the following questions based on the
(a)
(b) What happens when
(c) Describe qualitatively the changes in a given mass of solid
(d)
in its properties do you expect to observe?
Ans: (a) No
(b) It instantly condenses into a solid
(c) The intersection point where this parallel line cuts the fusion and vaporisation curves gives the fusion and boiling points.
(d) As pressure increases, it deviates from ideal gas behaviour.
Explanation:
(a) The

At 1 atm pressure and at
Thus,
(b) At 4 atm pressure,
(c) When the temperature of a mass of solid
(d) If
8. A child running a temperature of
Ans: The child's initial body temperature is
The child's final body temperature is
Change in temperature,
Time taken to get the temperature down,
Mass of the child,
Specific heat of the human body = Specific heat of water
Calorific value of latent heat of water evaporation.
Let,
9.A brass boiler has a base area of
Ans: The boiler's base area,
The boiler's thickness,
Water is boiling at a rapid rate,
Mass,
Time,
Brass's thermal conductivity,
Vaporization heat,
The quantity of heat that passes through the boiler's brass base and into the water is calculated as follows:
Where,
Heat required for boiling the water:
By combining equations (i) and (ii), we obtain:
Therefore, the temperature of the portion of the flame that comes into contact with the boiler is
10.Explain why:
(a) a body with large reflectivity is a poor emitter
(b) a brass tumbler feels much colder than a wooden tray on a chilly day
(c) an optical pyrometer (for measuring high temperatures) calibrated for an ideal black body radiation gives too low a value for the temperature of a red hot iron piece in the open, but gives a correct value for the temperature when the same piece is in the furnace
(d) the earth without its atmosphere would be inhospitably cold
(e) heating systems based on circulation of steam are more efficient in warming a building than those based on circulation of hot water
Ans: (a) A body with a high reflectivity absorbs light radiations poorly. A poor radiation absorber will also be a poor radiation emitter. As a result, a body with a high reflectivity is an inefficient emitter.
(b) Brass is an excellent heat conductor. When a person touches a brass tumbler, heat is easily transferred from the body to the tumbler. As a result, the body's temperature drops to a lower level, and one feels cooler.
Wood is a poor heat conductor. When one touches a wooden tray, just a small amount of heat is transferred from the body to the tray. As a result, there is only a minor reduction in body temperature, and one does not feel cool. On a cool day, a metal tumbler seems colder than a wooden tray.
(c) The temperature of a red hot iron piece maintained in the open is measured incorrectly by an optical pyrometer calibrated for perfect black body radiation. The equation for black-body radiation is:
Where,
As a result, increasing the temperature of open space lowers the amount of energy radiated. When the same piece of iron is heated in a furnace, the amount of radiation energy produced is the same
(d) Earth would be inhospitably cold without its atmosphere. There will be no additional heat trapped in the absence of air gases. The heat would be reflected back to the surface of the earth.
(e) A heating system that circulates steam rather than hot water is more efficient in warming a building. This is due to the fact that steam includes latent heat, which is surplus heat.
11. A body cools from
Ans: We have the following, according to Newton's law of cooling:
Where,
The body's temperature
The temperature of the environment
The body's temperature drops from
The body's temperature drops from
We obtain the following when we combine equations (ii) and (iii):
Therefore, the time taken to cool the body from
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