The temperature of the two outer surfaces of a composite slab, consisting of two materials having coefficients of thermal conductivity K and 2K and thickness x and 4x, respectively are T2 and T1 (T2 > T1). The rate of heat transfer through the slab, in a steady state is AT2-T1Kxf, with f which equals to -


(a) 1
(b) 12
(c) 23
(d) 13

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The figure shows a system of two concentric spheres of radii r1 and r2 and kept at temperatures T1 and T2, respectively. The radial rate of flow of heat in a substance between the two concentric spheres is proportional to -

(a) r1r2r1-r2
(b) r1-r2
(c) r1-r2r1r2
(d) In r2r1

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The graph shown in the adjacent diagram, represents the variation of temperature (T) of two bodies, x and y having same surface area, with time (t) due to the emission of radiation. Find the correct relation between the emissivity (e) and absorptivity (a) of the two bodies .

  • ex>ey & ax<ay

  • ex<ey & ax>ay

  • ex>ey & ax>ay

  • ex<ey & ax<ay

The plots of intensity versus wavelength for three black bodies at temperatures T1T2 and T3 respectively are as shown. Their temperature are such that

(a) T1>T2>T3
(b)  T1>T3>T2
(c) T2 >T3 >T1
(d) T3>T2T1

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The adjoining diagram shows the spectral energy density distribution Eλ of a black body at two different temperatures. If the areas under the curves are in the ratio 16 : 1, the value of temperature T is 

  • () 32,000 K

  • () 16,000 K

  • () 8,000 K

  • () 4,000 K

Variation of radiant energy emitted by sun, filament of tungsten lamp and welding arc as a function of its wavelength is shown in figure. Which of the following option is the correct match?

                             

  • Sun-T1, tungsten filament-T2 welding arc -T3

  • Sun-T2, tungsten filament-T1, welding arc- T3
  • Sun-T3, tungsten filament-T2 welding arc-T1 
  • Sun-T1, tungsten filament-T3, welding arc-T2

Shown below are the black body radiation curves at temperatures T1 and T2 (T2>T1). Which of the following plots is correct ?

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The spectrum of a black body at two temperatures 27°C and 327°C is shown in the figure. Let A1 and A2 be the areas under the two curves respectively. The value of A2A1 is

  • () 1 : 16

  • () 4 : 1

  • () 2 : 1

  • () 16 : 1

A block of metal is heated to a temperature much higher than the room temperature and allowed to cool in a room free from air currents. Which of the following curves correctly represents the rate of cooling?

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The energy distribution E with the wavelength λ for the black body radiation at temperature T Kelvin is shown in the figure. As the temperature is increased the maxima will:
     

  • Shift towards left and become higher

  • Rise high but will not shift

  • Shift towards right and become higher

  • Shift towards left and the curve will become broader

For a small temperature difference between the body and the surroundings the relation between the rate of loss heat R and the temperature of the body θis depicted by -

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Heat is flowing through a conductor of length l from x = 0 to x = l. If its thermal resistance per unit length is uniform, which of the following graphs is correct ?

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Two balls of the same material and same surface finish have their diameters in the ratio 1:2. They are heated to the same temperature and are left in a room to cool by radiation, then the initial rate of loss of heat:

  • Will be the same for the balls.

  • For larger ball is half that of another ball.

  • For larger ball is twice that of another ball.

  • For larger ball is four times that of the other ball.

Radius of a conductor increases uniformly from left end to right end as shown in fig.

Material of the conductor is isotropic and its curved surface is thermally isolated from surrounding. Its ends are maintained at temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 > T2): If in steady state, heat flow rate is equal to H, then which of the following graphs is correct 

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Which of the following graphs correctly represents the relation between \(ln~E\) and \(ln~T\) where E is the amount of radiation emitted per unit time from a unit area of a body and T is the absolute temperature?\(\left (Take~\sigma =5.67\times 10^{-8} ~W~m^{-2}~K^{-4}~and~0<\epsilon <1 \right )\)

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  • Both (1) and (3)

A hollow copper sphere S and a hollow copper cube C, both of negligible thin walls of same area, are filled with water at 90°C and allowed to cool in the same environment. The graph that correctly represents their cooling is -

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In the figure, the distribution of energy density of the radiation emitted by a black body at a given temperature is shown. The possible temperature of the black body is

  • 1500 K                 

  • 2000 K

  • 2500 K                 

  • 3000 K

Which of the following is the vm v/s  T graph for a perfectly black body (vm = frequency of peak radiation) ?

  • A                 

  • B

  • C                 

  • D

The vapour of a substance behaves as a gas :

  • Below the critical temperature                     

  • Above the critical temperature

  • At 100°C                                               

  • At 1000°C

The temperature below which gas should be cooled, before it can be liquified by pressure only is termed as :

  • The dew point                           

  • The freezing point

  • The saturation point                   

  • The critical point

The change in volume V with respect to an increase in pressure P has been shown in the figure for a non-ideal gas at four different temperatures T1, T2,T3 and T4 . The critical temperature of the gas is

  •  T1                                 

  •  T2

  •  T3                                 

  •  T4

In the adjoining figure, various isothermals are shown for a real gas. Then

  • EF represents liquification

  • CB represents liquification

  • HI represents the critical temperature

  • AB represents gas at a high temperature

At what temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit thermometers show the same reading

  • –20°

  • –40°

  • 42°

  •  0°

The temperature of substance increases by 27°C this increases is equal to (in kelvin)

  •   300 K

  •   2.46 K

  •   27 K

  •   7 K

The temperature of a substance increases by 27°C. On the Kelvin scale, this increase is equal to

  •   300 K

  •   2.46 K

  •   27 K

  •   7 K 

Two rods A and B of different materials are welded together as shown in the figure. Their thermal conductivities are K1 and K2. The thermal conductivity of the composite rod will be:

  • 3(K1+K2)2

  •  K1+K2

  •  2(K1+K2)

  •  K1+K22

The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy at wavelength λ0. If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy at the wavelength 34λ0. The power radiated by it becomes nP. The value of n is:

  •  34

  •  43

  •  25681

  •  81256

The coefficient of linear expansion of brass and steel rods are α1 and α2. Lengths of brass and steel rods are l1 and l2 respectively. If (l2-l1) remains the same at all temperatures, which one of the following relations holds good?
  •   α1I22=α2I12
  •   α12I2=α22l1
  •   α1I1=α2I2
  •   α1I2=α2I1
A black body is at a temperature of 5760 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at wavelength 250 nm is U1, at wavelength 500 nm is U2 and that at 1000 nm is U3. Wien’s constant, b = 2.88 X 10nm-K. Which of the following is correct?
  • U3 = 0
  • U1 > U2
  • U2 > U1
  • U1 = 0
A piece of ice falls from a height h so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice. The value of h is:
[Latent heat of ice is 3.4 X 105J/kg and g =10 N/kg]
  • 544 km
  • 136 km
  • 68 km
  • 34 km
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