SR MPC DATE: 09-09-2024 TO 14-09-2024

PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
1. A metal rod having coefficient of linear expansion of 2  10–5/0C has a length of 100

cm at 200C. The temperature at which it is shortened by 1 mm is

(A) –400C (B) –300C (C) –200C (D) –100C

2. In order to have a difference of 25 cm in their lengths at all temperatures, lengths of

iron and copper rods at 00C are (  of iron  12106 /0 C, of copper  17 106 / 0 C )
(A) 85 cm, 110 cm (B) 50 cm, 25 cm
(C) 85 cm, 60 cm (D) 60 cm, 85 cm
3. A pendulum clock with a pendulum of   1.7 106 / 0 C has a period of 0.5 s and is

accurate at 250C. If the clock is used in a country where temperature averages 350C,
what correction is necessary at the end of 30 days to the time recorded by the clock?
(A) 4.6 s (B) 18.2 s (C) 9.1 s (D) 2.3 s
4. The temperature of an isotropic cubical solid of length ‘L’, density ‘d’ and coefficient

of expansion  per degree Kelvin, is raised by 100C. Then at this temperature, to a

good approximation

(A) Length is L(1 -10  ) (B) Total surface area is 6L2(1 + 20  )

d
(C) Density is d(1 + 30  ) (D) Density is 1  30

5. A metal rod of Y = 2  1012 dyne/cm2 and  = 16  10–6/0C has its temperature

raised by 200C. Then The linear compressive stress to prevent the expansion of the
rod is

(A) 6.4  105 dyne/cm2 (B) 6.4  108 dyne/cm2

(C) 6.4  107 dyne/cm2 (D) 4.8  108 dyne/cm2

6. The coefficient of linear expansion varies linearly from 1 to  2 in a rod of length l.
The increase in length when its temperature is increased by T
 (A) 1  2  l T (B) 1l t (C) 2l t (D) 1 2
l T
2

7. A steel scale measures the length of a copper rod as L cm when both are at 20 0C, the
calibration temperature for the scale. If the coefficients of linear expansion for steel
and copper are p and q respectively, what would be the scale reading (in cm) when
both are at 210C?
L 1  p  Lq Lp L 1  q 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 q p q 1 p

8 . Match the following

List - I List - II
a. Thermal expansion e. Pendulum clock
b. , ,  f. Depends on dimensions, Material, Temperature
c. Bimetallic strip g. Depends on nature of the material only
d. Invar steel h. Balance wheel of a watch
(A) a - e, b - f, c - g, d - h (B) a - g, b - h, c - e, d - f
(C) a - f, b - g, c - h, d - e (D) a - h, b - e, c - f, d – g
9. A metal meter scale gives correct measurement at 00C. It is generally used at a
temperature of 400C. Find the correction to be made for every meter. (   10
6
/10 C )

(A) 4  105 m (B) 4  105 m to be added

(C) 4  105 m must be deducted (D) None of the above.
10. Two rods of different materials and identical cross sectional areas, are joined face to
face at one end and their free ends are fixed to the rigid walls. If the temperature of the
surroundings is increased by 30°C, the magnitude of the displacement of the joint of
the rod is (length of rods l1=l2=1unit, ratio of their young's moduli, y1/y2=2,

coefficients of linear expansion are 1 and  2 )

(A) 5( 2  1 ) (B) 10(1   2 ) (C) 10  2  21  (D) 5  21  2 
11. An iron ball of diameter 6cm and is 0.01 mm too large to pass through a hole in a
brass plate when the ball and plate are at a temperature of 20°C. The temperature at
which (both for ball and plate) the ball just pass through the hole is

iron 12 106 /0 C; brass 18106 /0 C

(A) 68°C (B) 48°C (C) 28°C (D) 40°C
12. One mole of an ideal gas at an initial temperature T0 is taken through a process in
2 P0
which its pressure P varies with absolute temperature T as P  where P0 is a
T
1
T0

constant of appropriate dimensions. Find its volume when the pressure is half of its
initial value.
6RT0 3T0 RT0 4RT0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P0 P0 P0 P0

13. In a vertical u-tube containing a liquid, the two arms are maintained at different
temperatures t1 and t2. The liquid columns in the two arms have heights l1 and l2
respectively. The coefficient of volume expansion of the liquid is equal to
l1 l2 l1  l2 l1  l2 l1  l2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
l2t1 l1t2 l1t1  l2t2 l2t1  l1t2 l1t1  l2t2

14. A piece of metal floats on mercury. The coefficients of volume expansion of the metal
and mercury are 1 and  2 respectively. If the temperatures of both mercury and the
metal are increased by T , the fraction of the volume of the metal submerged in
mercury changes by the factor of
1   2 T 1   2 T
(A) (B) 1  2T (C) 1 1T (D)
1   1T 1   1T

15. A piece of metal weighs 45 g in air and 25 g in a liquid of density 1.5103 kg m3 kept at

300C. When the temperature of the liquid is raised to 400C, the metal piece weighs 27

g. The density of liquid at 400C is 1.25103 kg m3. The coefficient of linear expansion
of metal is:
(A) 1.3 103 / 0 C (B) 5.2 103 / 0 C (C) 2.6 103 / 0 C (D) 0.26 103 / 0 C
16. Water at 40 C is filled to the brim of two beakers A and B of glass of negligible
coefficient of expansion. A boy performed experiments by heating A and cooling B,
He observes
(A) level of water in B went down and in A flows out
(B) Water flows out in both cases
(C) Water flows out from B and water level went down in A
(D) in both cases water level went down.
17. The rms speed of oxygen at room temperature is about 500 m/s. The rms speed of

hydrogen at the same temperature is about

(A) 125 ms 1 (B) 2000 ms 1 (C) 8000 ms 1 (D) 31 ms 1

2E
18. The pressure of an ideal gas is written as p  . Here E refers to
3V

(A) Translational kinetic energy (B) rotational kinetic energy

(C) Vibrational kinetic energy (D) total kinetic energy

19. The mean speed of the molecules of a hydrogen sample equals the mean speed of the

molecules of a helium sample. Calculate the ratio of the temperature of the hydrogen

sample to the temperature of the helium sample.

(A) 1: 2 (B) 3: 4 (C)  : 3 (D)  : 3

20. A vessel of volume 2000 cm3 contains 0.1 mol of oxygen and 0.2 mol of carbon

dioxide. If the temperature of the mixture is 300 K, find its pressure.

(A) 1.25 105 Pa (B) 2.50 105 Pa. (C) 3.75 105 Pa. (D) 4.00 105 Pa.
21. What is the % increase in pressure of a gas when heated at constant volume from

270C to 870C

(A) 20% (B) 10% (C) 25% (D) 30%

22. A sample of an ideal gas occupies a volume V, pressure 'P' and the temperature T.

The mass of each molecule is m. Find the density of gas?

Pm P Pm
(A) mPRT (B) (C) (D)
RT mKT KT

23. The vessel containing 10 lit of ideal gas at 950 mm of Hg is connected to an evacuated

9 lit vessel at constant temperature. What is the common pressure

(A) 400 mm of Hg (B) 500 mm of Hg

(C) 600 mm of Hg (D) 900 mm of Hg

24. Two vessels of volumes 3 lit and 2 lit are joined by narrow tube and contained a gas at
72 cm of Hg at 27°C.The temperature of 2 lit vessel raised to 127 0C and other as
maintained at 270C. What is the pressure of the gas in hot vessel
(A) 80 cm of Hg (B) 60 cm of Hg
(C) 40 cm of Hg (D) 72 cm of Hg
25. A uniform capillary tube closed at one end contains a gas sealed by a Hg thread of 15

cm length. When the tube is held vertically with the closed end downwards, the gas

column is 20 cm long. When it is held horizontally the gas column is 24 cm long.

Find the atmospheric pressure

(A) 76 cm of Hg (B) 78 cm of Hg (C) 80 cm of Hg (D) 75 cm of Hg

26. A closed cylinder filled with a gas at 0 0C and also contain a thin light piston at the

middle. If the gas one side of the piston is heated to 1000C, the piston moves by 5

cm. What is the length of the cylinder.(Assume cylinder to be uniform, non conductor)

(A) 32.3 cm (B) 64.6 cm (C) 60 cm (D) 30 cm

27. Figure shows V – T diagram for a thermal process. What happens to pressure when
V 2
the system changes from state 1 to 2

(A) Remains same

(B) First decreases then increases
(C) Increases 1
(D) Decreases T
28. An air bubble rises from the bottom of a water lake of depth 13.6 m and reaches the
surface. If atm pressure on that day is 750 mm of Hg, then find the ratio of volume of
air bubble at bottom and surface if temperature is constant
(A) 3 : 4 (B) 4 : 3 (C) 7 : 3 (D) 3 : 7
29. A closed vessel of volume 0.02 m3 contains a mixture of Ne and Ar gases at a
temperature 270C and pressure of 10 5 Pa. The total mass of the mixture is 28 gm. If
gram molar weights of Ne and Ar are 20 and 40 respectively. Find the masses of
individual gases in container (R = 8.314 J mol–1K–1)
(A) 24 gm, 4 gm (B) 22 gm, 6 gm
(C) 20 gm, 8 gm (D) 25 gm, 3 gm
30. Two similar vessels one containing m1 gm of a gas at pressure P1 and other
containing m2 gm of gas at pressure P2 are put in communication with each other. If
temperature remains constant, common pressure of the mixture will be
P1 P2  m1  m2  m m P  P  m m P  P  m1 m2 P2
(A) (B) 1 2 1 2 (C) 1 2 1 2 (D)
P1 m2  P2 m1 P1 m2  P2 m1 P1 m2  P2 m1 P1 m2  P2 m1

PHYSICS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C C B B D D C B C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B A A A C B B A A C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A D B A D B D D A A

PHYSICS HINTS & SOLUTIONS

1. l  l  T
2.
l1  l2  25 cm
l11  l2 2
l1  2 17
 
l2 1 12

3.
T 1
  T
T 2
 T 
correction    30  86400
 T 
4.
l2  l1 1   T 
A2  A1 1   T 

2 
1  T
5. stress  y  T

6.
l  l qv T
   2 
l 1  T
 2 
 final lengthof copper rod
7. Reading 
final lengthof steel rod
L 1  q 
Reading 
1 P
8.
a f
bg
ch
d e
l  1  T
9. length of scale increases by  106  40
 4 105 m
So measured value is less than true value so have to be added
10
11. r  r 2  1  T

12.
2 0
P
T
1
T0
nRT 2 0

V T
1
T0

13.
P1  P2
h11  h2 2
l10 l
 2 0
1   t1 1   t2
14.
  m1
f1  
v  L1
 m2
f2 
 L2
f 2  f1 1   2 T 
 
f1  1   1T 
 45.25 g  13.33 cm3 and V   45  25 g  14.4cm3 But V  V 1   t  t
15. V30 
 sp.gr  .g 40 1.25g 40 30  
2 1 

V V 14.4  13.33    2.6 103 / 0 C
   40 30   8.03 103 / 0 C
 
3
V30 t2  t1 13.33  40  30 

16. conceptual
V1 M2
17. 
V2 M1
18. conceptual
 V1 TM
19.  1 2
V2 T2 M1
RT
20. P  (n1  n2 )
V
P2 T2
21. 
P1 T1
22.
P NaRT

 NaM
P KT

 M
23.
PV  P1 V1  V2 
950 10  P1 19
P1  500mm of Hg

24.
n1  n2  n11  n12
PV PV V V 
1 1
 2 2  P 1  2 
T1 T2  T1 T2 
25.
1 1  PV
PV 2 2

P0 (24)  ( P0  15)20
26.
V1 V2

T1 T2
L  L 
 2  5  2  5
  
373 273
L
 5 373
2 
L
 5 273
2
L  10 373

L  10 273
27. Conceptual
1 1  PV
PV 2 2
28. 7
PV1  PV2
3
29.
m1  m2  28
PV  (n1  n2 ) RT
2m1  m2  32

30.
V1  V2  V
m1 m2 m1  m2
 
P1 P2 p