
A body having a temperature of is kept in a room having a temperature of . Does the body emit any radiation in this case when the room temperature is the same as body temperature?

Important Questions on Thermal Properties of Matter


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

Three rods of identical cross-section and length are made of three different materials of thermal conductivity and , respectively. They are joined together at their ends to make a long rod (see figure). One end of the long rod is maintained at and the other at (see figure). If the joints of the rod are at and in steady and there is no loss of energy from the surface of the rod, the correct relationship between and is :






Three rods of same dimensions have thermal conductivities and . They are arranged as shown in the figure below. Then in the steady state the temperature of the junction is

Temperature difference of is maintained between two ends of a uniform rod of length Another bent rod of same cross-section as and length is connected across (See figure). In steady state, temperature difference between and will be close to:


Consider a pair of insulating blocks with thermal resistances , and as shown in the figure. The temperature at the boundary between the two blocks is





Consider a ball of mass attached to one end of a spring and immersed in water. Assume the complete system is in thermal equilibrium. The spring is now stretched to and the mass is released so that it vibrates up and down. Estimate the change in temperature of water before the vibrations stop.
(Specific heat of the material of the ball and Specific heat of water )

Heat flow | Electrostatics |





(A) | The energy emitted versus wavelength plot of a black body depends on the material of the black body. |
(B) | The emissivity of a completely reflecting surface is zero. |
(C) | Emissivity is equal to . |
(D) | Black-body radiates more than normal body Which of the following is correct? |
