CALORIMETRY

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The SI unit of heat is

a) calorie
b) Btu
c) kilocalorie
d) Joule
The unit of specific heat is
a) cal
b) cal/gm
c) cal/gm oC
d) cal/o C
Specific heat of a substance depends on its
a) mass
b) volume
c) temperature
d) nature
A liquid is being converted into vapours at its bp; the specific heat of liquid at this temperature will be
a) zero
b) infinite
c) positive
d) negative
Which of the following produces more severe burns?
a) Boiling water
b) Steam
c) Hot air
d) Sun rays
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Water can be made to boil at 0 C if the pressure of the surroundings is
a) 760 mm of mercury
b) 76 mm of mercury
c) 40 mm of mercury
d) 4 mm of mercury
Boiling water is changing into steam. Under this condition the specific heat of water is
a) zero
b) one
c) infinite
d) less than one
Three liquids with masses m1, m2, m3 are thoroughly mixed. If their specific heats are s1, s2, s3 and their
temperatures 1, 2, 3 respectively, then the temperature of the mixture is
s11 s2 2 s3 3
m1 s11 m2 s2 2 m3 s3 3
a)
b)
m1 s1 m2 s2 m3 s3
m1 s1 m2 s2 m3 s3
m1 s11 m2 s2 2 m3 s33
m11 m2 2 m3 3
c)
d)
m11 m2 2 m3 3
s11 s2 2 s3 3
Three liquids of equal volumes are thoroughly mixed. If their specific heats are s1, s2, s3 and their
temperatures 1, 2, 3 their densities d1, d2, d3 respectively, then the final temperature of the mixture is
s11 s2 2 s3 3
d1 s11 d 2 s2 2 d3 s3 3
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b)
d1 s1 d 2 s2 d3 s3
d1 s1 d 2 s2 d 3 s3
d1 s11 d 2 s2 2 d3 s3 3
d11 d 2 2 d3 3
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d)
d11 d 2 2 d3 3
s11 s2 2 s3 3
During melting process, the heat given to a body is utilized in
a) increasing the temperature
b) increasing the density of material
c) increasing the average distance of the molecules d) decreasing the mass of the body
Which devices can convert all electrical energy into heat?
a) radiator
b) converter
c) generator
d) resistor
How much heat energy in cal/sec will be obtained from 1.5 kW heater ?
a) 1.5 kcal
b) 357 cal
c) 735 cal
d) 573 cal
If a 5 kg body falls to the ground from a height of 30 m and if all its mechanical energy is converted into
heat, the heat produced will be
a) 350 cal
b) 150 cal
c) 60 cal
d) 6 cal
420 joule of energy supplied to 10 gm of water will raise its temperature by nearly
a) 1o C
b) 4.7o C
c) 10o C
d) 42o C
If the height of Niagra fall is 50 m, the difference between the temperatures of water at the top and the
bottom of the fall is
a) 117o C
b) 11.7o C
c) 1.17o C
d) 0.117o C
A 2 gm bullet moving with a velocity of 200 m/s is brought to a sudden stoppage by an obstacle. The
total heat produced goes to the bullet. If the specific heat of the bullet is 0.03 cal/gm o C, the rise in its
temperature will be
a) 158.0o C
b) 15.80o C
c) 1.58o C
d) 0.158o C

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A piece of ice of mass 50 kg is pushed with a velocity of 5 m/sec along a horizontal surface. As a result
of friction between the piece and the surface, the piece stops after traveling 25 m; the ice melted in this
process is
a) 50 kg
b) 50 gm
c) 7.86 gm
d) 1.86 gm
When vapour condenses into liquid
a) it absorbs heat
b) it liberates heat
c) its temperature increases
d) its temperature decreases
Liquids A and B are 30o C and 20o C. When mixed in equal masses, the temperature of the mixture is
found to be 26o C. Their specific heats are in the ratio of
a) 3 : 2
b) 1 : 1
c) 2 : 3
d) 4 : 3
A liquid of mass m and specific heat C is heated to a temperature 2T. Another liquid of mass (m/2) and
specific heat 2C is heated to a temperature 2T. If these two liquids are mixed the resulting temperature of
the mixture is
a) (2/3)T
b) (8/5)T
c) (3/5)T
d) (3/2)T
20 gm of boiling water is poured into an ice-cold brass vessel (specific heat 0.1 cal/gm. oC) of mass 100
gm. The resulting temperature is
a) 66.66o C
b) 6.66o C
c) 0.66o C
d) 50o C
200 gm of a solid ball at 20o C is dropped in an equal amount of water at 80o C. The resulting
temperature is 60o C. This means that specific heat of solid is
a) one-fourth of water
b) one half of water
c) twice of water
d) four times of water
The temperature of equal masses of three different liquids A, B and C are 12 o C, 19o C and 28o C
respectively. The temperature when A and B are mixed is 16o C, when B and C are mixed is 23o C; what
is the temperature when A and C are mixed?(doubt)
a) 31o C
b) 20.26o C
c) 19.5o C
d) 28o C
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Two liquids A and B are at temperature of 75 C and 15 C. Their masses are in the ratio of 2 : 3 and
their specific heats in the ratio 3 : 4 . What is the resulting temperature?
a) 90o C
b) 70o C
c) 35o C
d) 60o C
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Two tanks A and B contain water at 30 C and 80 C respectively, calculate the amount of water that
must be taken from each tank to prepare 40 kg of water at 50o C
a) 24 kg, 16 kg
b) 16 kg, 24 kg
c) 20 kg, 20 kg
d) 30 kg, 10 kg
Which of the following is a warming process ?
a)Evaporation
b)condensation
c)boiling
d)all the above