A fresh egg when placed in salt water will
A. Sink and go to the bottom
B. Sink but will not go to the bottom
C. Float
D. Burst
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Burns caused by steam are much severe than those caused by boiling water because
A. Steam pierces through the pores of body quickly
B. Steam has latent heat
C. Steam is gas and engulfs the body quickly
D. Temperature of steam is higher
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Which of the following has got more heat capacity ?
A. Iron piece
B. Water
C. Gold piece
D. Benzene
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Which of the following produces more severe burns ?
A. Boiling water
B. Hot water
C. Steam
D. Melting iceberg
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Heat stored in water vapour is
A. Specific heat
B. Latent heat
C. Absolute heat
D. Relative heat
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Which one of the following has the highest value of specific heat?
A. Glass
B. Copper
C. Lead
D. Water
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Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it :
A. Has high specific heat
B. Is a good conductor
C. Has high boiling point
D. Low latent heat of vapourization
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Water is used in car radiator because of its
A. Low density
B. Easy availability
C. High specific heat capacity
D. Low boiling point
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How much mechanical work must be done to completely melt 1 gram of ice at 0°C ?
A. 4.2 J
B. 80 J
C. 336 J
D. 2268 J
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Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold frosty night, because
A. The material of which pipes are made contracts due to cold and so breaks
B. Water in the pipes freezes and on freezing water expands, so pipes break
C. Frost makes the pipes rusty, so they break
D. None of these
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Which of the following represents a relation for ''heat lost = heat gained'?
A. Principle of thermal equilibrium
B. Principle of colors
C. Principle of calorimetry
D. Principle of vaporization
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Q = mcdT refers to
A. Enthalpy formula
B. Heat Transfer formula
C. Specific Heat formula
D. Heat of Vaporization
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Steam at 100°C causes more severe burns than water at 100°C because
A. Steam has no specific heat capacity
B. Steam has latent heat of vaporisation
C. Water has no specific heat capacity
D. Water has latent heat of fusion
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No current will flow between two charged bodies if they have the same
A. Resistance
B. Charge
C. Potential
D. Charge/ potential ratio
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Two metallic wires made from copper have same length but the radius of wire 1 is half of that of wire 2. The resistance of wire 1 is R. If both the wires are joined together in series, the total resistance becomes
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Find the resistance (in mega) of a wire of length 20m, cross sectional area 1 cm2 and made of a material of resistivity 200m.
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A copper wire of radius r and length l has a resistance of R. A second copper wire with radius 2r and length l is taken and the two wires are joined in a parallel combination. The resultant resistance of the parallel combination of the two wires will be
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Which of the following is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity ?
A. Celluloid
B. Rubber
C. Asbestos
D. Mica
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When a number of resistors are connected in series in a circuit, the value of current:
A. Increases
B. Becomes half
C. Decreases
D. Remains the same
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A good conductor while carrying current is
A. Alternately charged positive and negative
B. Negatively charged
C. Positively charged
D. Electrically neutral
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