Phase Changes and Thermal Properties of Matter
Quiz covering melting, boiling, freezing, temperature scales, heat transfer, and thermal properties of substances
Questions
If, melting and boiling point of a liquid is $-{50}^{o}C$ and ${150}^{o}C$ respectively, and on the basis of this liquid a thermometer is formed with ${0}^{o}L$ representing the melting point as the minimum temperature on the scale and ${100}^{o}L$ representing the boiling point as the maximum temperature on the scale, find the melting and boiling point on this thermometer
- $0$ and ${100}^{o}L$ respectively
- ${30}^{o}L$ and ${80}^{o}L$ respectively
- ${20}^{o}L$ and ${70}^{o}L$ respectively
- ${25}^{o}L$ and ${75}^{o}L$ respectively
A constant pressure air thermometer gave a reading of 47.5 units of volume when immersed in ice cold water, and 67 units in a boiling liquids. The boiling point of the liquid will be
- $135^{0}$C
- $125^{0}$C
- $112^{0}$C
- $100^{0}$C
Freezing mixture is a mixture which produces very low temperature. State whether true or false.
- True
- False
Boiling is a surface phenomenon.
- True
- False
When salt is properly mixed with ice, then melting point of ice
- is lowered
- remains the same
- is raised
- becomes infinite
Fill in the blanks :
- melting point
- boiling point
- saturation point
- all of the above
Boiling of liquid can take place at any temperature.
- True
- False
The saturated vapour pressure of water at $100^\circ C$ is
- 750 mm of Hg
- 760 mm of Hg
- 76 mm of Hg
- 7.6 cm of Hg
The water can be made to boil even at $0$ if the pressure of surrounding is:
- 56 cm of Hg
- 5 cm of Hg
- 0.1 cm of Hg
- 4.6 mm of Hg
When 1 g of water at $100^\circ C$ gets converted into steam at the same temperature, the change in volume is approximately
- 1 cc
- 1000 cc
- 1500 cc
- 1670 cc
On increasing the external pressure , the boiling point of liquid
- is raised
- is lowered
- remain unaffected
- uncertain
Rice takes longest time to cook
- at sea level
- at shimla
- at Mount Everest
- in a submarine 100 m below the surface of sea
Temperature at which liquid changes to gaseous state
- Freezing point
- Boiling point
- Neutral state
- None
When 1 g of ice melts at $0^\circ C$
- 80 cal of heat is liberaed
- 80 cal of heat is absorbed
- no heat is required
- 160 cal heat is absorbed
A piece of ice at $0$ is put into a vessel containing water at $0$ . The ice will
- melt
- not melt
- slightly melt
- vanish in no time
Melting point of Aluminium is:
- $1000\ ^\circ C$
- $659\ ^\circ C$
- $1500\ ^\circ C$
- $100\ ^\circ C$
Which of the following is true regarding a bucket of boiling water and a cup of boiling water.
I.The temperature of the two is the same.
II.The heat content of the two is the same.
III. The bucket of water contains more heat and is therefore hotter
- I only
- II only
- I and III only
- II and III only
- I, II and III only
In pressure cookers the boiling point of water increases due to the __________ created by blocking of the steam by weight.
- temperature
- moisture
- heat
- pressure
The melting point of ice can be given by:
- $32\ ^\circ F$
- $32 \ ^\circ C$
- $273.15\ K$
- Both a and c
Boiling point of water at normal atmospheric pressure is ______.
- $0^{\circ}C$
- $100^{\circ}C$
- $110^{\circ}C$
- $-4^{\circ}C$
The melting point of mercury is:
- $38.8\ ^\circ C$
- $-38.8\ ^\circ C$
- $4250\ ^\circ C$
- $452\ ^\circ C$
Water at normal atmospheric pressure boils at :
- $0^{\circ}C$
- $100^{\circ}C$
- $250\ K$
- $50^{\circ}C$
Boiling point of water at normal atmospheric pressure is ____________
- ${0}^{o}C$
- ${100}^{o}C$
- ${110}^{o}C$
- ${-5}^{o}C$
The temperature of boiling water in the Kelvin scale of temperature is:
- $100$ K
- $373.15$ K
- $212$ K
- $273.15$ K
Cooking takes longest time
- At the sealevel
- At Simla
- At Mount Everest
- In a submarine 100 m below the surface of water
Water in a lake is changing into ice at $0^{o}C$. When the atmospheric temperature is $10^{o}C$. If the time taken for $1\ cm$ thick ice layer to be formed is $7$ hour, the time required for the thickness of ice to increase from $1\ cm $ to $2\ cm$ is
- $7\ hour$
- $14\ hour$
- $<7\ hour$
- $>14\ hour$
25 degree celcius is equal to ?
- 77 Fahrenheit
- 85 Fahrenheit
- 100 Fahrenheit
- 120 Fahrenheit
How much heat energy is gained when 5 kg of water at $20 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }$ is brought to its boiling point?
- 1680 KJ
- 1700 KJ
- 1720 KJ
- 1740 KJ
The melting point and the boiling point of oxygen is:
- negative
- positive
- zero
- none of these
When $1;g$ of water at $100^{\circ}C$ gets converted into steam at the same temperature, the change in volume is approximately :
- $1;cc$
- $1000;cc$
- $1500;cc$
- $1670;cc$
Identify what happens to the temperature of water as it boils?
- It remains constant
- It continues to increase as long as heat is applied
- It increases only if the amount of heat applied is increased
- temperature and heat are not realted
- temperature and heat are related but not the same
boiling point of petrol
- ${ 10 }^{ o }-{ 25 }^{ o }$
- $ { 120 }^{ o }-{ 180 }^{ o }C$
- $ { 30 }^{ o }-{ 120 }^{ o\quad }C$
- ${ 100 }^{ o }-{ 270 }^{ 0 }C$
State whether true or false:
- True
- False
A fan produces a feeling of comfort because :
- A fan supplies cool air
- Of the evaporation of sweat
- Fan increases the humidity in air
- Fan decreases the humidity in air
Define intermolecular force of attraction.
- The force of attraction between the electrons and protons of an atom is called the intermolecular force of attraction.
- The force of attraction between the molecules of matter is called the intermolecular force of attraction.
- The force of attraction between the elements in a molecule is called the intermolecular force of attraction.
- None of the above
At what temperature rms speed of air molecules is doubled of that at NTP?
- $819^oC$
- $719^oC$
- $909^oC$
- None of these
He was a pioneer in the kinetic theory of gases. He contributed a lot to the fluid mechanics and the theory of vibrating strings. Who is this founder of mathematical physics?
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Daniel Bernouili
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Cound Rumford