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Following graph shows the correct variation in intensity of heat radiations by black body and frequency at a fixed temperature

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Important Questions on Thermal Properties of Matter

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If a piece of metal is heated to temperature θ and then allowed to cool in a room which is at temperature θ0, the graph between the temperature T of the metal and time t will be closest to :
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The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy at wavelength, λ0. If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy at wavelength 34λ0, the power radiated by it becomes nP. The value of n is
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A black body is at a temperature of 5760 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at wavelength 250 nm is U1, at wavelength 500  nm is U2 and that at 1000 nm is U3. Wien's constant, b=2.88×106 nm K. Which of the following is correct?
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A current of 0.1 A flows through a 25 Ω resistor represented by the circuit diagram. The current in the 80 Ω resistor is:

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Ordinary bodies A and B radiate maximum energy with wavelength difference 4 μm. The absolute temperature of body A is 3 times that of B. The wavelength at which body B radiates maximum energy is
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Two spherical black bodies have radii r1 and r 2. Their surface temperatures are T1 and T 2. If they radiate same power then r2r1 is
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A body cools from 50.0 oC to 49.9 oC in 5 s. How long will it take to cool from 40.0 oC to 39.9 oC? Assume the temperature of surroundings to be 30.0 oC and Newton's law of cooling to be valid
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Parallel rays of light of intensity I=912 Wm-2 are incident on a spherical black body kept in surroundings of temperature 300 K. Take Stefan-Boltzmann constant σ=5.7×10-8 Wm-2 K-4 and assume that the energy exchange with the surroundings is only through radiation. The final steady state temperature of the black body is close to
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A black body has maximum wavelength λm at temperature 2200 K. Its corresponding wavelength at temperature 3300 K will be
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The plots of intensity versus wavelength for three black bodies at temperature T1T2T3, respectively, are shown in the figure. Their temperatures are such that

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X g of ice at 0oC is added to 340g of water at 20oC . The final temperature of the resultant mixture is 5oC . The value of X (in g) is closest to

[Heat of fusion of ice =333 J/g ; Specific heat of water =4.184 J/g.K ]
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Three stars A, B, C have surface temperatures TA, TB,TC  respectively. Star A appears bluish, star B appears reddish and star C yellowish. Hence,
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A spherical black body with a radius of 12 cm radiates 450 W power at 500 K. If the radius were halved and the temperature doubled, the power radiated in watt would be
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Two bottles A and B have radii RA and RB and heights hA and hB respectively with RB=2RA and hB=2hA. These are filled with hot water at 60°C. Consider that heat loss for the bottles takes place only from side surfaces. If the time the water takes to cool down to 50°C is tA and tB for bottles A and B, respectively, then tA and tB are best related as,
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A black coloured solid sphere of radius R and mass M is inside a cavity with a vacuum inside. The walls of the cavity are maintained at temperature T0. The initial temperature of the sphere is 3T0. If the specific heat of the material of the sphere varies as αT3 per unit mass with the temperature T of the sphere, where α is a constant, then the time taken for the sphere to cool down to temperature 2T0 will be

(σ is Stefan Boltzmann constant)

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Two identical beakers A and B contain equal volumes of two different liquids at 60°C each and left to cool down. Liquid in A has density of 8×102 kg m-3 and specific heat of 2000 J kg-1K-1 while the liquid in B has density 103 kg m-3 and specific heat of 4000 J kg-1K-1. Which of the following best describes their temperature versus time graph schematically? (assume the emissivity of both the beakers to be the same)
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The instrument used to regulate temperature to a particular degree is called:

1. Thermostat

2. Thermometer

3. Pyrometer

4. Thermocouple

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The wavelength of the radiation emitted by a black body is 6 mm and Wein's constant is 3×10-3 mK. Then temperature of black body is
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In the case of black body for energy distribution, energy radiated by a blackbody which is given by, Planck's formula reduces to Rayleigh Jean's formula for
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On observing light from three different stars P , Q and R , it was found that intensity of violet colour is maximum in the spectrum of P , the intensity of green colour is maximum in the spectrum of R and the intensity of red colour is maximum in the spectrum of Q . If Tp, TQ and TR are the respective absolute temperatures of P , Q and R , then it can be concluded from the above observations that :