Physics 73 Lecture Quiz Hrs 1 - 10

Reginald Christian S. Bernardo

September 1, 2016

Reginald Christian S. Bernardo

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Feeling the... Temperature?

1. The temperature of Room A was measured to be 30.0◦ C . The

thermometers for room B and C used other temperature scales.
The temperature of Room B was measured to be 95.0◦ F , while the
temperature of Room C was measured to be 298 K. Which room is
the coldest?
(a) Room A
(b) Room B
(c) Room C
(d) All rooms have the same temperature.

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A certain thermometer

2. In a certain constant-volume gas thermometer, a temperature of

23 K corresponds to a pressure of 5.9 × 104 Pa. What is the
temperature corresponding to a pressure of 6.7 × 104 Pa?
(a) T2 = 0.049 K
(b) T2 = 1.7 K
(c) T2 = 26 K
(d) T2 = 920 K

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 For the next two numbers, consider an unknown material that
expanded by 0.03% after being heated from 300 K to 350 K.

3. Alpha ko What is the coefficient of linear expansion of the

material?
(a) 6.0 × 10−6 K−1
(b) 1.5 × 10−6 K−1
(c) 1.5 × 10−2 K−1
(d) 1.7 × 10−3 K−1

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 4. Volume mo! If the same material is used to create a solid
cylinder initially with radius 10.0 cm and height 3.00 cm, what will
be the cylinder’s new volume if it undergoes a temperature change
of 40 K?
(a) 942.48 cm3
(b) 942.70 cm3
(c) 943.15 cm3
(d) 942.64 cm3

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Fat hamster

5. A copper cylinder with coefficient of linear

expansion α = 1.7 × 10−5 (◦ C)−1 and Young’s
modulus Y = 11 × 1010 Pa initially has a
temperature of 20.◦ C. A hamster decided to
sit on the cylinder, changing its temperature to
37◦ C. The hamster is so fat and heavy that it
prevents the copper from expanding. What is
the thermal stress on the cylinder?
(a) 3.2 × 107 Pa
(b) 4.3 × 107 Pa
(c) 1.1 × 107 Pa
(d) 8.9 × 107 Pa

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It’s getting hot in here

6. How much energy is needed to obtain 300 g of water at 25.0 ◦ C

from ice initially at 0 ◦ C? Use Lf = 3.34 × 105 J/kg and
cw = 4.19 × 103 J/kg·K
(a) 1.00 × 105 J
(b) 1.32 × 105 J
(c) 3.14 × 104 J
(d) 1.15 × 105 J

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Radiate Happiness

7. A cube (e = 0.60) with side length 5 m has a temperature of

350 K. What is the total rate of radiation of energy of the cube?
Use σ = 5.67 × 10−8 W/m2 ·K4 .
(a) 7.66 × 104 W
(b) 6.38 × 104 W
(c) 1.28 × 104 W
(d) 5.11 × 104 W

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HEAT

8. A brass cylindrical rod of length 5 cm and diameter 6 cm has

one end inside a 0 ◦ C ice bath, while the other end is attached to a
steam bath at 110 ◦ C. What is the rate of heat flow within the
rod? (kbrass = 109 W/m−K)
(a) 6.78 × 104 W
(b) 6.78 × 102 W
(c) 2.71 × 103 W
(d) 2.71 × 105 W

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You are so dense.

9. What is the density of nitrogen gas at pressure 3.50 kPa and

temperature 40 ◦ C? (MNitrogen = 28 g/mol)
(a) 0.162 kg/m3
(b) 37.6 kg/m3
(c) 0.0376 kg/m3
(d) 1.46 × 10−3 kg/m3

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Nitro

10. In a nitrogen gas with temperature T,

94.7% of N2 molecules have speed less than
1000 m/s. The temperature is then increased
four-folds. What fraction of molecules now
have speed less than 1000 m/s?
(a) 1.1%
(b) 41.1%
(c) 88.2%
(d) 99.3%

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Compressed Gas

11. Some n moles of ideal gas was put inside a cylinder with a
movable piston. Initially, the temperature, pressure, and volume of
the gas were determined to be T0 , P0 , and V0 , respectively. The
gas was then compressed to a final temperature, pressure, and
volume of Tf , Pf , and Vf , respectively. The process traces out a
straight line in the PV diagram. What is the work done by the
gas? (P0 < Pf , Tf > T0 , Vf < V0 )
(a) nRT0 ln(P0 /Pf )
(b) nRTf ln(Vf /V0 )
(c) Pf (Vf − V0 )
(d) (P0 + Pf )(Vf − V0 )/2

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Isobaric Expansion

12. An ideal gas expands isobarically. What is true about the heat
flow Q, and the work done W ?
(a) Heat flows out the gas and work is done on the gas.
(b) Heat flows out the gas and work is done by the gas.
(c) Heat flows into the gas and work is done on the gas.
(d) Heat flows into the gas and work is done by the gas.

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Internal Energy

13. Some n moles of an ideal gas, initially pressure P0 and volume

V0 , was allowed to undergo a thermodynamic process tracing a
straight line in the PV diagram up to some final pressure 2P0 and
volume V0 /2. What is the change in internal energy of the ideal
gas? Denote the molar heat capacity at constant volume of the
ideal gas by CV .
(a) 2CV P0 V0 /R
(b) P0 V0 /2
(c) −nRln(2)
(d) zero

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Answers

1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. D

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