MCQs
Temperature is a measure of
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The density of water is maximum at
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If in winter season, the surface temperature of lake is 1oC, the temperature at the bottom of lake will be
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In engines, water is used as coolant, because
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Theoretical questions
A student claimed that thermometers are useless because a thermometer always registers its own temperature. How would you respond?
Define absolute temperature
Why mercury is used in thermometer?
Which physical quantity determines the direction of flow of heat?
What are the differences between heat and temperature?
Define temperature on the basis of Zeroth law of thermodynamics.
State and explain Zeroth law of thermodynamics.
Explain about different temperature scales.
Numerical problems
Express 98oF into Kelvin scale. Ans: 309.67 K
At what temperature will the Kelvin scale reading double the Fahrenheit reading? Ans: 176.69oF or 353.38K
At what temperature, do the Fahrenheit-thermometer and Celsius-thermometer show the same reading? Ans: – 40oC
At what point of thermometric scale does kelvin scale reading coincide with Fahrenheit scale reading? Ans: 574.25K
A centigrade thermometer reads 1oC at the melting point of ice and 99oC at the boiling point of water at normal pressure. What is the correct temperature when it reads 25oC? Ans: 24.5oC
A faulty Fahrenheit thermometer shows a temperature of 206oF when immersed in boiling water. When a correct Celsius thermometer is dipped in the same water it records 96oC. Find the correction to be applied to the faulty thermometer? Ans: – 1.2oF
What is the change in Fahrenheit scale when the temperature change in Centigrade scale is 12.5? Ans: 22.5oF
