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(c) 15°C (d) 12.5°C 2. A vertical column 50 cm long at 50°C balances another column of
27. Mercury boils at 367°C. However, mercury thermometers are made same liquid 60 cm long at 100°C. The coefficient of absolute
such that they can measure temperature up to 500° C. This is done expansion of the liquid is [EAMCET 1990]
by [CPMT 2004] (a) 0.005/°C (b) 0.0005/°C
(a) Maintaining vacuum above mercury column in the stem of the (c) 0.002/°C (d) 0.0002/°C
thermometer
3. The apparent coefficient of expansion of a liquid when heated in a
(b) Filling nitrogen gas at high pressure above the mercury column copper vessel is C and when heated in a silver vessel is S. If A is the
(c) Filling nitrogen gas at low pressure above the mercury level linear coefficient of expansion of copper, then the linear coefficient
(d) Filling oxygen gas at high pressure above the mercury column of expansion of silver is

28. A device used to measure very high temperature is [EAMCET 1991]

[KCET 1998] C  S  3A C  3A  S
(a) (b)
(a) Pyrometer (b) Thermometer 3 3
(c) Bolometer (d) Calorimeter S  3A  C C  S  3A
(c) (d)
29. The absolute zero temperature in Fahrenheit scale is 3 3
[DCE 1996] 4. A uniform metal rod is used as a bar pendulum. If the room
(a) – 273°F (b) – 32°F temperature rises by 10°C, and the coefficient of linear expansion of
the metal of the rod is 2  10 per °C, the period of the pendulum
–6

(c) – 460°F (d) – 132°F will have percentage increase of

30. A constant pressure air thermometer gave a reading of 47.5 units of [NSEP 1992]
volume when immersed in ice cold water, and 67 units in a boiling
liquids. The boiling point of the liquid will be (a) – 2  10 –3
[AIIMS 1994] (b) – 1  10 –3

(a) 135°C (b) 125°C (c) 2  10 –3

(d) 1  10 –3

(c) 112°C (d) 100°C 5. A bar of iron is 10 cm at 20°C. At 19°C it will be ( of iron = 11  10 –

31. If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as 20° C and boiling /°C)
6
[EAMCET 1997]
point as 150°C, how much thermometer read when the actual (a) 11  10 cm longer
–6
(b) 11  10 cm shorter
–6

temperature is 60°C [AFMC 2004]

(a) 98°C (b) 110°C (c) 11  10 cm shorter
–5
(d) 11  10 cm longer
–5

(c) 40°C (d) 60°C 6. When a rod is heated but prevented from expanding, the stress
developed is independent of [EAMCET 1997]
32. If temperature of an object is 140°F, then its temperature in
centigrade is [RPMT 1999] (a) Material of the rod (b) Rise in temperature
(a) 105°C (b) 32°C (c) Length of rod (d) None of above
(c) 140°C (d) 60°C 7. Expansion during heating [CBSE PMT 1994]
33. Of the following thermometers, the one which can be used for (a) Occurs only in solids
measuring a rapidly changing temperature is a
(b) Increases the weight of a material
[CPMT 1992]
(a) Thermocouple thermometer (c) Decreases the density of a material
(b) Gas thermometer (d) Occurs at the same rate for all liquids and solids
(c) Maximum resistance thermometer 8. On heating a liquid of coefficient of cubical expansion  in a
(d) Vapour pressure thermometer container having coefficient of linear expansion  / 3, the level of
34. On centigrade scale the temperature of a body increases by 30 liquid in the container will [EAMCET 1993]
degrees. The increase in temperature on Fahrenheit scale is [UPSEAT 2005]
(a) Rise
(a) 50° (b) 40°
(b) Fall
(c) 30° (d) 54°
(c) Will remain almost stationary
35. The correct value of 0°C on Kelvin scale will be
(d) It is difficult to say
[RPMT 1999]
9. A pendulum clock keeps correct time at 0°C. Its mean coefficient of
(a) 273.15 K (b) 273.00 K
linear expansions is  / C , then the loss in seconds per day by the
(c) 273.05 K (d) 273.63 K clock if the temperature rises by t°C is
Thermal Expansion 1
 t  864000
1
1. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase will (a) 2 (b)  t  86400
t 2
occur in its [EAMCET 1992] 1
2
(a) Diameter (b) Area
(c) Volume (d) Density
 Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 569

1 1 19. Density of substance at 0°C is 10 gm/cc and at 100°C, its density is

 t  86400  t  86400 9.7 gm/cc. The coefficient of linear expansion of the substance will
(c) 2 (d) 2 be
 t
2 t
1   1 [BHU 1996; Pb. PMT 1999; DPMT 1998, 2003]
 2  2
(a) 10 2
(b) 10 –2

10. When a bimetallic strip is heated, it [CBSE PMT 1990] (c) 10 –3

(d) 10 –4

(a) Does not bend at all 20. Coefficient of real expansion of mercury is 0.18  10 /°C. If the –3

(b) Gets twisted in the form of an helix density of mercury at 0°C is 13.6 gm/cc. its density at 473K is
(c) Bend in the form of an arc with the more expandable metal (a) 13.11 gm/cc (b) 26.22 gm/cc
outside (c) 52.11 gm/cc (d) None of these
(d) Bends in the form of an arc with the more expandable metal 21. The real coefficient of volume expansion of glycerine is 0.000597
inside per°C and linear coefficient of expansion of glass is 0.000009 per° C.
11. A solid ball of metal has a concentric spherical cavity within it. If the Then the apparent volume coefficient of expansion of glycerine is
ball is heated, the volume of the cavity will (a) 0.000558 per°C (b) 0.00057 per°C
[AFMC 1997; Orissa PMT 2004]
(c) 0.00027 per°C (d) 0.00066 per°C
(a) Increase (b) Decrease
22. A beaker is completely filled with water at 4°C. It will overflow if [EAMCET 199
(c) Remain unaffected (d) None of these (a) Heated above 4°C
12. A litre of alcohol weighs [AFMC 1994] (b) Cooled below 4°C
(a) Less in winter than in summer (c) Both heated and cooled above and below 4°C respectively
(b) Less in summer than in winter (d) None of the above
(c) Some both in summer and winter 23. The volume of a metal sphere increases by 0.24% when its
temperature is raised by 40°C. The coefficient of linear expansion of
(d) None of the above the metal is .......... °C [Kerala PMT 2005]
13. 5 litre of benzene weighs [MNR 1996] (a) 2  10 –5
(b) 6  10 –5

(a) More in summer than in winter (c) 2.1  10 –5

(d) 1.2  10 –5

(b) More in winter than in summer 24. Ratio among linear expansion coefficient (), areal expansion
(c) Equal in winter and summer coefficient () and volume expansion coefficient () is
(d) None of the above (a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 : 1
14. Water has maximum density at [Pb. PMT 1997] (c) 4 : 3 : 2 (d) None of these
(a) 0°C (b) 32°F 25. If on heating liquid through 80° C, the mass expelled is (1/100) of th

mass still remaining, the coefficient of apparent expansion of liquid

(c) – 4°C (d) 4°C
is [RPMT 2004]
15. At some temperature T, a bronze pin is a little large to fit into a
hole drilled in a steel block. The change in temperature required for (a) 1.25  10 /°C –4
(b) 12.5  10 /°C –4

an exact fit is minimum when

(c) 1.25  10 /°C –5
(b) None of these
[SCRA 1998]
26. In cold countries, water pipes sometimes burst, because
(a) Only the block is heated
(a) Pipe contracts
(b) Both block and pin are heated together
(c) Both block and pin are cooled together (b) Water expands on freezing
(d) Only the pin is cooled (c) When water freezes, pressure increases
16. If the length of a cylinder on heating increases by 2%, the area of its (d) When water freezes, it takes heat from pipes
base will increase by [CPMT 1993; BHU 1997] 27. A cylindrical metal rod of length L is shaped into a ring with a small
0

(a) 0.5% (b) 2% gap as shown. On heating the system

(c) 1% (d) 4% X

17. The volume of a gas at 20° C is 100 cm at normal pressure. If it is

3

heated to 100°C, its volume becomes 125 cm at the same pressure,

3

r
then volume coefficient of the gas at normal pressure is [Pb. PET 2002; DPMT 2001]
(a) 0.0015/°C (b) 0.0045/°C
(c) 0.0025/°C (d) 0.0033/°C (a) x decreases, r and d increase d
18. The coefficient of superficial expansion of a solid is 2  10 /°C. It's
–5
(b) x and r increase, d decreases
coefficient of linear expansion is [KCET 1999] (c) x, r and d all increase
(a) 4  10 /°C
–5
(b) 3  10 /°C –5
(d) Data insufficient to arrive at a conclusion
(c) 2  10 /°C
–5
(d) 1  10 /°C
–5
28. The length of a metallic rod is 5m at 0°C and becomes 5.01 m, on
heating upto 100°C. The linear expansion of the metal will be
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(a) 2.33  10 /°C –5

(b) 6.0  10 /°C –5 (c) No change in temperature takes place whether heat is taken in
or given out
(c) 4.0  10 /°C –5
(d) 2.0  10 /°C –5

(d) All of the above

29. A metal rod of silver at 0°C is heated to 100°C. It's length is
4. A gas in an airtight container is heated from 25° C to 90°C. The
increased by 0.19 cm. Coefficient of cubical expansion of the silver density of the gas will [BCECE 1997]
rod is [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Increase slightly (b) Increase considerably
(a) 5.7  10 /°C –5
(b) 0.63  10 /°C –5

(c) Remain the same (d) Decrease slightly

(c) 1.9  10 /°C–5
(d) 16.1  10 /°C–5
5. A quantity of heat required to change the unit mass of a solid
substance, from solid state to liquid state, while the temperature
30. A brass disc fits simply in a hole of a steel plate. The disc from the remains constant, is known as [AIIMS 1998]
hole can be loosened if the system [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Latent heat (b) Sublimation
(a) First heated then cooled (b) First cooled then heated
(c) Hoar frost (d) Latent heat of fusion
(c) Is heated (d) Is cooled 6. The latent heat of vaporization of a substance is always
31. An iron bar of length 10 m is heated from 0°C to 100°C. If the coefficient [SCRA 1998]
of linear thermal expansion of iron is 10  10 /°C, the increase in the
–6
(a) Greater than its latent heat of fusion
length of bar is [UPSEAT 2005] (b) Greater than its latent heat of sublimation
(a) 0.5 cm (b) 1.0 cm (c) Equal to its latent heat of sublimation
(c) 1.5 cm (d) 2.0 cm (d) Less than its latent heat of fusion
7. The factor not needed to calculate heat lost or gained when there is
32. If a cylinder of diameter 1.0 cm at 30°C is to be solid into a hole of no change of state is [AFMC 1997; BHU 1997]
diameter 0.9997 cm in a steel plate at the same temperature, then
minimum required rise in the temperature of the plate is : (a) Weight (b) Specific heat
(Coefficient of linear expansion of steel  12  10 6 / C ) (c) Relative density
[EAMCET 2001] (d) Temperature change
(a) 25°C (b) 35°C 8. 540 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 540 g of water at 80°C. The final
temperature of the mixture is [AFMC 1994]
(c) 45°C (d) 55°C
(a) 0°C (b) 40°C
33. Surface of the lake is at 2°C. Find the temperature of the bottom of
the lake [Orissa JEE 2002] (c) 80°C (d) Less than 0°C
(a) 2°C (b) 3°C 9. Water is used to cool radiators of engines, because
[AFMC 2001]
(c) 4°C (d) 1°C
(a) Of its lower density (b) It is easily available
34. Two rods, one of aluminum and the other made of steel, having
initial length l1 and l2 are connected together to form a single rod (c) It is cheap (d) It has high specific heat
of length l1  l2 . The coefficients of linear expansion for aluminum 10. How much heat energy is gained when 5 kg of water at 20°C is
brought to its boiling point
and steel are  a and  s respectively. If the length of each rod
(Specific heat of water = 4.2 kJ kg c ) [BHU 2001]
–1 –1

increases by the same amount when their temperature are raised by

(a) 1680 kJ (b) 1700 kJ
l1
t o C , then find the ratio [IIT-JEE
(c) (Screening)
1720 kJ 2003] (d) 1740 kJ
(l1  l2 )
11. Melting point of ice [CBSE PMT 1993]
s a (a) Increases with increasing pressure
(a) (b)
a s (b) Decreases with increasing pressure
s a (c) Is independent of pressure
(c) (d)
( a   s ) ( a   s ) (d) Is proportional to pressure
12. Heat required to convert one gram of ice at 0° C into steam at 100°C
Calorimetry is (given L = 536 cal/gm)
steam
[Pb. PMT 1990]

1. When vapour condenses into liquid [CPMT 1990]

(a) 100 calorie (b) 0.01 kilocalorie
(a) It absorbs heat (b) It liberates heat (c) 716 calorie (d) 1 kilocalorie
(c) Its temperature increases (d) Its temperature decreases 13. 80 gm of water at 30°C are poured on a large block of ice at 0° C.
The mass of ice that melts is [CBSE PMT 1989]
2. At NTP water boils at 100°C. Deep down the mine, water will boil at (a) 30 gm (b) 80 gm
a temperature [CPMT 1996]
(c) 1600 gm (d) 150 gm
(a) 100°C (b) > 100°C
14. The saturation vapour pressure of water at 100°C is
(c) < 100°C (d) Will not boil at all
[EAMCET 1997]
3. If specific heat of a substance is infinite, it means (a) 739 mm of mercury (b) 750 mm of mercury
[AIIMS 1997] (c) 760 mm of mercury (d) 712 mm of mercury
(a) Heat is given out 15. Two spheres made of same substance have diameters in the ratio 1 :
(b) Heat is taken in 2. Their thermal capacities are in the ratio of
[JIPMER 1999]