Calorimetry And Thermal Expansion Multiple Choice Question And Answers
Question 1. The amount of heat required to change the state of 1 kg of substance at constant temperature is called
- Kilocal
- Calorie
- Specific heat
- Latent heat
Answer: 4. latent heat
Question 2. The water equivalent of a 400 g copper calorimeter (specific heat = 0.1 cal/gºC)
- 40 g
- 4000 g
- 200 g
- 4 g
Answer: 1. 40 g
Question 3. Heat required to convert 1 g of ice at 0ºC into steam at 100ºC is
- 100 cal
- 0.01 cal/ºC
- 720 cal
- 1 kilocal
Answer: 3. 720 cal
Question 4. The thermal capacity of 40 g of aluminum (specific heat = 0.2 cal/gmºC)
- 40 cal/ºC
- 160 cal/ºC
- 200 cal/ºC
- 8 cal/ºC
Answer: 5. 8 cal/ºC
Class 11 Physics Thermal Expansion MCQs Question 5. The boiling water is changing into steam. Under this condition, the specific heat of water is
- Zero
- One
- Infinite
- Less than one
Answer: 3. Infinite
Question 6. One kg of ice at 0ºC is mixed with 1 kg of water at 10ºC. The resulting temperature will be
- Between 0ºC and 10ºC
- 0ºC
- Less than 0ºC
- Greater than 0ºC
Answer: 2. 0ºC
Question 7. If 10g of ice at 0ºC is mixed with 10g of water at 40ºC, the final mass of water in the mixture is
- 10 g
- 15 g
- 18 g
- 20 g
Answer: 2. 15 g
Question 8. Water is used to cool the radiators of engines in cars because:
- Of its low boiling point
- Of its high specific heat
- Of its low-density
- Of its easy availability
Answer: 2. Of its high specific heat
Question 9. Steam at 100ºC is passed into 2.0 kg of water contained in a calorimeter of water equivalent to 0.02 kg at 15ºC till the temperature of the calorimeter and its contents rise to 90ºC. The mass of steam condensed in kg is
- 0.301
- 0.280
- 0.60
- 0.02
Answer: 2. 0.280
Class 11 Physics Thermal Expansion MCQs Question 10. A small quantity, mass m, of water at a temperature θ (inºC) is poured onto a large mass M of ice which is at its melting point. Ιf c is the specific heat capacity of water and L is the latent heat of fusion of ice, then the mass of ice melted is given by :
- \(\frac{\mathrm{ML}}{\mathrm{mc} \theta}\)
- \(\frac{\mathrm{mc} \theta}{\mathrm{ML}}\)
- \(\frac{\mathrm{Mc} \theta}{\mathrm{L}}\)
- \(\frac{\mathrm{mc} \theta}{\mathrm{L}}\)
Answer: 4. \(\frac{\mathrm{mc} \theta}{\mathrm{L}}\)
Question 11. 20 gm ice at –10 ºC is mixed with m gm steam at 100 ºC. Minimum value of m so that finally all ice and steam converts into water. (Use sice=0.5 cal/gmºC, swater=1 cal/gmºC,L (melting)=80 cal/gm and L (vaporization) = 540 cal/gm)
- \(\frac{85}{32} \mathrm{gm}\)
- \(\frac{85}{64} \mathrm{gm}\)
- \(\frac{32}{85} \mathrm{gm}\)
- \(\frac{64}{85} \mathrm{gm}\)
Answer: 1. \(\frac{85}{32} \mathrm{gm}\)
Question 12. 300 calories of heat is supplied to raise the temperature of 50 gm of air from 20°C to 30°C without any change in its volume. Change in internal energy per gram of air is
- Zero
- 0.6 calories
- 1.2 calories
- 6.0 calories
Answer: 4. 6.0 calories
Question 13. How much heat energy is gained when 5 kg of water at 20°C is brought to its boiling point? (Specific heat of water = 4.2 kg-1C-1)
- 1680 kJ
- 1700 kJ
- 1720 kJ
- 1740 kJ
Answer: 1. 1680 kJ
Question 14. Two rigid boxes containing different ideal gases are placed on a table. Box A contains one mole of nitrogen at temperature T0, While Box B contains one mole of helium at temperature (7/3) T0. The boxes are then put into thermal contact with each other and heat flows between them until the gases reach a common final temperature (ignore the heat capacity of boxes). Then, the final temperature of the gases, Tf, in terms of T0 is
- \(\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{f}}=\frac{7}{3} \mathrm{~T}_0\)
- \(T_f=\frac{3}{2} T_0\)
- \(T_f=\frac{5}{2} T_0\)
- \(T_f=\frac{3}{7} T_0\)
Answer: 2. \(T_f=\frac{3}{2} T_0\)
Class 11 Physics Thermal Expansion MCQs Question 15. Compared to a burn due to water at 100°C, a burn due to stem at 100°C is
- More dangerous
- Less dangerous
- Equally dangerous
- None of these
Answer: 1. More Dangerous
Question 16. Their moment should have its heat capacity small. If P is mercury thermometer, Q is resistance thermometer and R is thermocouple type then
- P is best, R worst
- R is best, P worst
- R is best, Q worst
- P is best, Q worst
Answer: 3. R is best, Q worst
Question 17. If 1g of steam is mixed with 1 g of ice, then the resultant temperature of the mixture is :
- 270°C
- 230°C
- 100°C
- 50°C
Answer: 3. 100°C
Question 18. The amount of heat required to convert a gram of ice at 0ºC into steam at 100ºC will be –
- 716 cal
- 500 cal
- 180 cal
- 100 cal
Answer: 1. 716 cal
Question 19. 10 grams of ice at 0ºC is mixed with 10 grams of water at 20ºC. The final temperature of the mixture will be
- 50ºC
- 10ºC
- 0ºC
- 15ºC
Answer: 3. 0ºC
Class 11 Physics Thermal Expansion MCQs Question 20. The amount of heat required to change 1 gm (0ºC) of ice into water of 100°C, is :
- 716 cal
- 500 cal
- 180 cal
- 100 cal
Answer: 3. 180 cal
Question 21. The latent heat of steam is 536 cal/gm, then its value in joule/kg is:
- 2.25 × 106
- 2.25 × 103
- 2.25
- None of these
Answer: 1. 2.25 × 106
Question 22. At 100ºC, the substance that causes the most severe burn is –
- Oil
- Steam
- Water
- Hot air
Answer: 2. Steam
Question 23. The SI unit of the mechanical equivalent of heat is –
- Joule × calorie
- Joule/calorie
- Calorie×erg
- Erg/calorie
Answer: 2. Joule/calorie
Question 24. Volume expansion coefficient of a gas at constant pressure equal to:
- Temperature
- Proportional to square root of temperature
- Inversely proportional to the square root of temperature
- Inversely proportional to temperature
Answer: 4. Inversely proportional to temperature
Question 25. 50 gm ice at 0ºC in an insulator vessel, 50 g water of 100ºC is mixed in it, then the final temperature of the mixture is (neglecting the heat loss) :
- 10ºC
- 0º << Tm< 20ºC
- 20ºC
- Above 20ºC
Answer: 1. 10ºC
Class 11 Physics Thermal Expansion MCQs Question 26. A bottle is filled with water at 30ºC. When it is taken on the moon then :
- Water will freeze
- Water will boil
- Water will decompose in hydrogen and oxygen
- Nothing will happen to the water
Answer: 4. Nothing will happen to the water
Question 27. Work done in converting one gram of ice at –10ºC into steam at 100ºC is –
- 3045 J
- 6056 J
- 721 J
- 616 J
Answer: 1. 3045 J
Question 28. The ratio of radii of two spheres of the same material is 1: 4, then the ratio of their heat capacities is
- \(\frac{1}{4}\)
- \(\frac{1}{16}\)
- \(\frac{1}{32}\)
- \(\frac{1}{64}\)
Answer: 4. \(\frac{1}{64}\)
Question 29. Heat given to a body which raises its temperature by 1°C is :
- Water equivalent
- Thermal capacity
- Specific heat
- Temperature gradient 32453351
Answer: 2. Thermal capacity
Question 30. If mass-energy equivalence is taken into account, when water is cooled to form ice, in an isolated system the mass of water should:
- Increase
- Remain unchanged
- Decrease
- First increase then decrease
Answer: 1. Increase