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Kinetic Theory (Set a)

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Kinetic Theory (Set a)

This document contains a physics test from Nuclear Academy focusing on the kinetic theory of gases and radiation, with a total of 30 questions. Each question presents a scenario or concept related to thermodynamics, heat transfer, and gas behavior, requiring students to select the correct answer from multiple choices. An answer key is provided at the end of the document for reference.
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NUCLEAR ACADEMY

Date : 22/12/2016 MHT-CET TEST ID: 458


Time : 00:27:00 PHYSICS
Marks : 30 9.KINETIC THEORY OF GASES AND RADIATION Set A
Single Correct Answer Type 10. One mole of an ideal gas requires 207 J heat to
1. A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first raise the temperature by 10 K, when heated at
becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow constant pressure. If the same gas is heated at
and finally turns to white hot. The correct constant volume to raise the temperature by
explanation for the above observation is 10 K, then heat required is [given gas constant
possible by using R = 8.3 J/(mol − K)]
a) Stefan’s Law a) 96.6 J b) 124.2 J c) 198.8 J d) 215.4 J
b) Wien’s displacement Law 11. If 𝛾 = 2.5 and volume is equal to 1 times to the
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c) Kirchhoff’s Law
initial volume then pressure P’ is equal to
d) Newton’s Law of cooling
(Initial pressure = P)
2. Number of molecules in 100 cc of a gas at
a) P′ = P b) P′ = 2P
N.T.P. is ___________, if mass of each molecule is ′
c) P = P × (2) 15/2 d) P′ = 7P
4.556 × 10−25 kg and R.M.S. speed is 350 m/s
12. The sum of absorptance, reflectance and
a) 5.4 × 1019 b) 5.4 × 1021
transmittance of a body is
c) 5.4 × 1018 d) 5.4 × 1020
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) ∞
3. The difference between the principal specific
13. Gas exerts pressure on the walls of container
heats of nitrogen is 300 J/kg K and ratio of the
because the molecules
two specific heats is 1.4. Value of the Cp is
a) Are loosing their kinetic energy
a) 1050 J/kg K b) 250 J/kg K b) Are getting stuck to the walls
c) 650 J/kg K d) 150 J/kg K c) Are transferring their momentum to walls
4. At a fixed wavelength, the Eλ − T graph for an d) Are accelerated towards walls
ideal blackbody is 14. The spectrum of black body radiation is a
a) Line spectrum
b) Band spectrum
c) Continuous spectrum
d) Line and band spectrum both
15. The process in which no heat enters or leaves
the system is termed as
a) A b) B c) C d) D a) Isochoric b) Isobaric
5. Kinetic energy of a gram molecule of the gas is c) Isothermal d) Adiabatic
a) 1 b) 3 c) d) 5 16. A scientist says that the efficiency of his heat
RT RT RT RT engine which operates at source temperature
2 2 2
6. According to Newton’s law of cooling, the rate 127℃ and sink temperature 27℃ is 26%, then
of cooling of a body is proportional to (∆θ) , n a) It is impossible
where ∆θ is the difference of the temperature b) It is possible but less probable
of the body and the surroundings, and n is c) It is quite probable
equal to d) Data is incomplete
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 17. At same temperature and pressure of an ideal
7. Consider two hot bodies B1 and B2 which have gas,
temperatures 100℃ to 80℃ respectively at t = a) The molar specific heat at constant pressure
0. The temperature of the surroundings is is the same for all gases
40 ℃. The ratio of the respective rates of b) The molar specific heat at constant volume
cooling R1 and R 2 of these two bodies at t = 0 is the same for all gases
will be c) The ratio of the molar specific heat at
a) R1 : R 2 = 3 ∶ 2 b) R1 : R 2 = 5 ∶ 4 constant volume and at constant pressure is
c) R1 : R 2 = 2 ∶ 3 d) R1 : R 2 = 4 ∶ 5 the same for all gases
8. First law of thermodynamics is given by d) The difference between the molar specific
a) dQ = dU + PdV b) dQ = dU × PdV heat at constant pressure and at constant
c) dQ = (dU + dV)P d) dQ = PdU + dV volume is the same for all gases
9. Which of the following laws of 18. A thermodynamic process is shown in the
thermodynamics leads to the inference that it figure. The pressure and volumes
is difficult to convert whole of heat into work? corresponding to some points in the figure are:
a) Zeroth b) First c) Second d) Third PA = 3 × 10 Pa, PB = 8 × 104 Pa and VA = 2 ×
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10−3 m3 , VD = 5 × 10−3 m3 . In process AB, 600

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J of heat is added to the system and in process b) Random motion cannot be completely
BC, 200 J of heat is added to the system. The ordered
change in internal energy of the system in c) Heat cannot be fully converted into work
process AC would be d) All of these
23. The density of gas is 6 × 10−2 kg/m3 and the
root mean square velocity of the gas molecules
is 500 m/s. The pressure exerted by the gas on
the walls of the vessel is
a) 5 × 103 N/m2 b) 1.2 × 10−4 N/m2
a) 560 J b) 800 J c) 600 J d) 640 J c) 0.83 × 10−4 N/m2 d) 30N/m2
19. A cyclic process ABCA shown in V versus T 24. The density of a certain mass of a gas at S.T.P.
diagram is performed with a constant mass on is ρ. If the pressure of the gas is doubled and
an ideal gas. The same process on a P versus V the temperature is made one-third of its initial
diagram is represented as value, the new density will be
a) 3 ρ b) 4.5 ρ c) 6 ρ d) 9 ρ
25. The coefficient of transmission of an opaque
body is
a) 1 b) 0.5 c) 0 d) ∞
26. When 150 J of energy is incident on surface of
a) b) a body, 15 J of energy is reflected by it. If the
coefficient of absorption is 0.6, then the
amount of energy transmitted will be
a) 4.5 J b) 9 J c) 45 J d) 90 J
27. In a thermodynamic system, working
substance is an ideal gas. Its internal energy is
c) d) in the form of
a) Kinetic energy only
b) Kinetic and potential energy
c) Potential energy
d) Heat energy
20. The specific heat of hydrogen gas at constant 28. Mean kinetic energy (or average energy) per
pressure is Cp = 3.4 × 103 cal/kg ℃ and at gm molecule of a monoatomic gas is given by
constant volume is Cv = 2.4 × 103 cal/kg ℃. If a) 3 b) 1 c) 1 d) 3
RT kBT RT k T
one kilogram hydrogen gas is heated from 10℃ 2 2 2 2 B
29. The intensity of radiation emitted by the sun
to 20℃ at constant pressure, the external work
has its maximum value at a wavelength of 510
done on the gas to maintain it at constant
nm and that emitted by the north star has the
pressure is
maximum value at 350 nm. If these stars
a) 105 calories b) 104 calories
behave like black bodies, then the ratio of the
c) 103 calories d) 5 × 103 calories
surface temperature of the sun and north star
21. Substances which transmit heat radiations are
is
called
a) 1.46 b) 0.69 c) 1.21 d) 0.83
a) Adiathermanous substances
30. A Carnot engine operating between
b) Isothermal substances
temperatures T1 and T2 has efficiency 1/6.
c) Athermanous substances
When T2 is lowered by 62 K, its efficiency
d) Diathermanous substances
increases to 1/3. Then T1 and T2 are
22. Second law of thermodynamics is equivalent to
respectively
which of the following statements?
a) 372 K and 310 K b) 372 K and 330 K
a) In general, no engine has a efficiency of
c) 330 K and 268 K d) 310 K and 248 K
100%

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NUCLEAR ACADEMY
Date : 22/12/2016 MHT-CET TEST ID: 458
Time : 00:27:00 PHYSICS
Marks : 30 9.KINETIC THEORY OF GASES AND RADIATION Set A
: ANSWER KEY :
1) b 2) d 3) a 4) b Rate of cooling (R) ∝ Fall in temperature of body
5) b 6) a 7) a 8) a (θ − θ0 )
9) c 10) b 11) c 12) a R1 θ1 − θ0 100 − 40 3
∴ = = =
13) c 14) c 15) d 16) a R 2 θ2 − θ0 80 − 40 2
17) d 18) a 19) b 20) b 8 (a)
21) d 22) d 23) a 24) c dQ = dU + dW where dW = PdV
25) c 26) c 27) b 28) a 10 (b)
29) b 30) a Q p = m. Cp ∆θ and Q v = m. Cv . ∆θ
Single Correct Answer Type Q v Cv
∴ =
1 (b) Q p Cp
From Wien’s displacement law, Using, Cp − Cv = R we get,
1 Cv R 8.3
λm ∝ =1− =1− ≈ 0.6
T Cp Cp 20.7
∴ λm T = constant
Cv
2 (d) ∴ Q v = Q p . = 207 × 0.6 = 124.2 J
Cp
1 mn 2
P= c 11 (c)
3 V rms
P2 V γ P′
3PV 3 × 105 × 100 × 10−6 Using, = ( 1) ⇒ = (8)5/2
∴n= 2 = P1 V2 P
mcrms 4.556 × 10−25 × 3502 ∴ P′ = P × (2)15/2
≈ 5.4 × 1020 15 (d)
3 (a) In adiabatic process, no transfer of heat takes
Cp − Cv = 300 place between system and surrounding
Cp Cp 16 (a)
= 1.4 ⇒ Cv =
Cv 1.4 T2 300 1
Cp ηmax = 1 − = 1 − = = 25%
∴ Cp − = 300 T1 400 4
1.4 ⇒ 26% efficiency is impossible
1
∴ Cp = (1 − ) = 300 18 (a)
1.4
From the graph, WAB = 0 and
∴ 0.4 Cp = 300 × 1.4
WBC = 8 × 104 [5 − 2] × 10−3 = 240 J
300 × 1.4
∴ Cp = = 1050 J/kg K ∴ WAC = WAB + WBC = 0 + 240 = 240 J
0.4
5 (b) ∴ ∆Q AC = ∆Q AB + ∆Q BC = 600 + 200 = 800 J
By 1st law of thermodynamics,
3RT ∆Q AC = ∆UAC + ∆WAC
crms = √
M0 ⇒ 800 = ∆UAC + 240
1 2
Now, K. E.(gram molecule) = 2 × M0 crms ⇒ ∆UAC = 560 J
20 (b)
1 3RT
= × M0 × From first law of thermodynamics,
2 M0
3 ∆Q = ∆U + ∆W
= RT Work done at constant pressure,
2
6 (a) (∆W)p = (∆Q)p − ∆V
According to Newton’s law, ∴ (∆W)p = (∆Q)p − (∆Q)v
Rate of cooling ∝ temperature difference, ∆θ (∆Q)v = ∆U
7 (a) Also, (∆Q)p = mcp ∆T and (∆Q)v = mcv ∆T

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∴ (∆W)p = m(Cp − Cv )∆T Qr
Using, r = Q
,
∴ (∆W)p = 1 × (3.4 × 103 − 2.4 × 103 ) × 10 15
= 104 cal r= = 0.1
150
23 (a) Using a + r + t = 1,
2
crms ρ (500)2 × 6 × 10−2 t = 1 − (a + r) = 1 − (0.6 + 0.1) = 0.3
P= = Qt
3 3 Now using, t = we get,
= 25 × 104 × 2 × 10−2 = 50 × 102 Q

= 5 × 103 N/m2 Q t = Q t = 150 × 0.3 = 45 J


24 (c) 29 (b)
1
1 2
P = 3 ρcrms …(i) By Wien’s law, T ∝ λ
m

2 3RT TS (λN )max 350


Let crms = M ∴ = = ≈ 0.69
TN (λS )max 510
From equation (i) we get, 30 (a)
1 3RT ρRT T2 1
P = ρ( )= η=1− =
3 M M
T1 6
PM T 1 5
∴ρ= ∴ T2 = 1 − 6 = 6 …(i)
RT 1
P P′
∴ ρ ∝ and ρ′ ∝ …[∵M and R are constant] 1 (T2 − 62)
T T′ ∴ =1−
Given that, P′ = 2P 3 T
T2 − 62 2
P′ T′ 1 ⇒ =
∴ = 2 and = T1 3
P T 3 5(T2 −62) 2
ρ′ P′ T ∴ =3 ….[From (i)]
Then, ρ
= P
× T′ = 2 × 3 = 6 6×T2
6 × 310
∴ ρ′ = 6ρ ∴ T2 = 310 K and T1 = or T1 = 372 K
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26 (c)

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