Which of the following circular rods (given radius r and length l) each made of the same material as whose ends are maintained at the same temperature will conduct most heat ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
When fluids are heated from the bottom, convection currents are produced because -
(1) Molecular motion of fluid becomes aligned
(2) Molecular collisions take place within the fluid
(3) Heated fluid becomes more dense than the cold fluid above it
(4) Heated fluid becomes less dense than the cold fluid above it
When p calories of heat is given to a body, it absorbs q calories; then the absorbtion power of body will be ?
(1) p/q
(2) q/p
(3)
(4)
On investigation of light from three different stars A, B and C, it was found that in the spectrum of A the intensity of red colour is maximum, in B the intensity of blue colour is maximum and in C the intensity of yellow colour is maximum. From these observations it can be concluded that
(1) The temperature of A is maximum, B is minimum and C is intermediate
(2) The temperature of A is maximum, C is minimum and B is intermediate
(3) The temperature of B is maximum, A is minimum and C is intermediate
(4) The temperature of C is maximum, B is minimum and A is intermediate
A black body at a temperature of 227 radiates heat energy at the rate of 5 . At a temperature of , the rate of heat radiated per unit area in will be
(1) 80
(2) 160
(3) 250
(4) 500
The area of a hole of heat furnace is . It radiates calories of heat per hour. If the emissivity of the furnace is 0.80, then its temperature is
(1) 1500 K
(2) 2000 K
(3) 2500 K
(4) 3000 K
Two spherical black bodies of radii and and with surface temperature and respectively radiate the same power. Then the ratio of and will be
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
If the sun’s surface radiates heat at \(6.3\times 10^{7}~\text{Wm}^{-2}\) then the temperature of the sun, assuming it to be a black body, will be:
\(\left(\sigma = 5.7\times 10^{-8}~\text{Wm}^{-2}\text{K}^{-4}\right)\)
1. \(5.8\times 10^{3}~\text{K}\)
2. \(8.5\times 10^{3}~\text{K}\)
3. \(3.5\times 10^{8}~\text{K}\)
4. \(5.3\times 10^{8}~\text{K}\)
Two identical objects A and B are at temperatures and respectively. Both objects are placed in a room with perfectly absorbing walls maintained at temperatures T(>T>). The objects A and B attain temperature T eventually. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(1) ‘A’ only emits radiations while B only absorbs them until both attain temperature
(2) A loses more radiations than it absorbs while B absorbs more radiations than it emits until temperature T is attained
(3) Both A and B only absorb radiations until they attain temperature T
(4) Both A and B only emit radiations until they attain temperature T
In Newton's experiment of cooling, the water equivalent of two similar calorimeters is 10 gm each. They are filled with 350 gm of water and 300 gm of a liquid (equal volumes) separately. The time taken by water and liquid to cool from 70°C to 60°C is 3 min and 95 sec respectively. The specific heat of the liquid will be
(1) 0.3 Cal/gm °C
(2) 0.5 Cal/gm °C
(3) 0.6 Cal/gm °C
(4) 0.8 Cal/gm °C