A solid sphere and a hollow sphere of the same material and radius are heated to the same temperature and allowed to cool in the same environment. Which sphere will have a higher initial rate of cooling?
Solid sphere
Hollow sphere
Both will cool at the same rate
Insufficient information
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Two objects are in thermal equilibrium. Which of the following statements is true?
They have the same internal energy.
They have the same heat capacity.
They have the same temperature.
They have the same mass.
If object A is in thermal equilibrium with object B, and object B is in thermal equilibrium with object C, what can be said about the temperatures of objects A and C?
The temperature of A is higher than C.
The temperature of C is higher than A.
They are the same.
There is not enough information to determine.
A lead bullet of 10 g travelling at strikes against a block of wood and comes to rest. Assuming of heat is absorbed by the bullet, the increase in its temperature is (specific heat of lead
Two identical isolated containers A and B contain ideal gases with the same number of moles. Container A is at a temperature while container B is at a temperature . A third identical container C is evacuated and brought into thermal contact with A and then with B. If the final temperature of C is , which of the following relations is correct?
T_C = T_A
T_C = (3/2)T_A
T_C = (5/4)T_A
T_C = 2T_A
Which unit is NOT a unit of temperature?
Kelvin
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Joule
A body cools from 50°C to 40°C in 5 minutes. The surrounding temperature is 20°C. In the next 5 minutes, it will cool approximately to:
33.33°C
35°C
36.67°C
32°C
Two bodies A and B are in thermal equilibrium with a third body C. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics?
A and B are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
A and B have the same temperature as C, but not necessarily with each other.
A and B transfer heat to C.
C transfers heat to both A and B.
A metal rod expands by m when its temperature is raised by . If the original length of the rod was 1 m, what is its linear coefficient of thermal expansion?
An electric immersion heater of 1.08 kW is immersed in water. After the water has reached a temperature of , how much time will be required to produce 100 g of steam
210 s
105 s
420 s
50 s
Which of the following the scalar quantity is
Temperature
Moment of inertia
Moment of couple
Magnetic moment