Description : Gas thermometers are more sensitive than the liquid thermometers because the gases – (1) have large coefficient of expansion (2) are lighter (3) have low specific heat (4) have high specific heat
Last Answer : (1) have large coefficient of expansion Explanation: Gases are more sensitive to the temperature than liquids (such as mercury). That means gas expands more than the mercury for the same increase of temperature. Hence the has thermometer is more sensitive than liquid (mercury) thereto-meter.
Description : Gas thermometers are more sensitive than the liquid thermometers because of the gases - (1) have low specific heat (2) have high specific heat (3) have large coefficient of expansion (4) are lighter
Last Answer : (1) have low specific heat Explanation: Gas thermometers are more sensitive because gas has low specific heat than liquids.
Description : When hot liquid is poured into a thick glass tumbler, it cracks because glass – (1) is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands (2) has high temperature coefficient of expansion (3) has a very low specific heat (4) has low temperature coefficient of expansion
Last Answer : (1) is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands Explanation: When hot liquid is poured into a thick glass tumbler, it cracks because glass is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands.
Description : When hot liquid is poured into a thick glass tumbler, it cracks because glass : (1) is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands (2) has high temperature coefficient of expansion (3) has a very low specific heat (4) has low temperature coefficient of expansion
Last Answer : is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands
Description : A gas thermometer is more sensitive than a liquid thermometer because a gas: (1) is lighter than liquid (2) expands more than a liquid (3) is easy to obtain (4) does not change state easily
Last Answer : (4) does not change state easily Explanation: Gas is easily compressed so it would have a more versatile range of measurement at least in our atmospheric conditions. Liquid is not so ... apparatus is a constant volume thermometer. Gas thermometers are often used to calibrate other thermometers.
Description : A gas thermometer is more sensitive than a liquid thermometer because a gas : (1) is lighter than liquid (2) expands more than a liquid (3) is easy to obtain (4) does not change state easily
Last Answer : does not change state easily
Description : Why is the gas thermometers is more sensitive than the liquid thermometer? -Do You Know?
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Description : Why is the gas thermometers is more sensitive than the liquid thermometer?
Last Answer : Expand more than liquids
Description : Crude oil is subjected to vacuum distillation in the last stage, because (A) High boiling point products like heavy fuel oil & lubricating oils are heat sensitive and may decompose (B) Lighter/low ... prone to thermal decomposition (C) High purity products can be obtained thereby (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) High boiling point products like heavy fuel oil & lubricating oils are heat sensitive and may decompose
Description : What is a measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat? A. Specific heat capacity B. Coefficient of thermal expansion C. Coefficient of thermal conductivity D. Thermal conductivity
Last Answer : Thermal conductivity
Description : In a gas-liquid shell and tube heat exchanger, the (A) Presence of a non-condensable gas decreases the condensing film coefficient (B) Gases under high pressure are routed through the tube side, because high pressure ... water or steam condensate remain localised to the tubes (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Water is used in a hot water bag because – (1) It is easily available (2) It has high specific gravity (3) It has high specific heat (4) It is a liquid substance
Last Answer : (3) It has high specific heat Explanation: Water has the highest specific heat of any known substance except hydrogen; that is, it requires more heat to raise the temperature of water a definite ... to raise the temperature of an equal amount of any other substance the same number of degrees.
Description : Manganese steels (A) Are non-magnetic (B) Possess high electrical resistance (C) Possess low coefficient of expansion (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The noble gases have closed-shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal conditions. The low boiling points of the lighter nob
Last Answer : The noble gases have closed-shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal conditions. ... (C) unreactive D. (D) strongly basic
Last Answer : The noble gases have closed-shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal ... flammablity D. (D) high calorific value
Last Answer : The noble gases have closed-shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal ... reducing C. unreactive D. strongly basic
Description : High temperature carbonisation of coal produces (A) Inferior coke compared to low temperature carbonisation (B) Less of gases compared to liquid products (C) Large quantity of tar compared to low temperature carbonisation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A rectangular tank 10 m x 5 m in plan and 3 m deep is divided by a partition wall parallel to the shorter wall of the tank. One of the compartments contains water to a depth of 3 m, and the other a lighter ... pressure thrust on the partition wall is (a) 1000 kg (b) 1500 kg (c) 2000 kg (d) 2500 kg
Last Answer : Correct Answer is 15000 kg
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Plastics have generally low melting point (B) The coefficient of thermal expansion of plastics is about three times than that of steel (C) ... fibre-glass with phenolic resins has absorption coefficient of about 0.67 (D) All the above
Description : What is the level of expansion coefficient ?
Last Answer : The levels of expansion coefficient are alpha , beta and gamma.
Last Answer : The unit of expansion coefficient is K ^ -1 .
Description : When a ring of metal is heated what happens to its hole? (1) expands (2) contracts (3) it expands or contracts according to its diameter (4) it expands or contracts according to its coefficient of expansion
Last Answer : (1) expands Explanation: The hole size will increase because in expansion the size between two molecules, do not increase so when the molecules on the outer edge move outward. Due to expansion, the ... expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature.
Description : When a ring of metal is heated what happens to its hole ? (1) expands (2) contracts (3) it expands or contracts according to its diameter (4) it expands or contracts according to its coefficient of expansion
Last Answer : expands
Description : The snow on the mountains does NOT melt all at once when it is heated by the sum because: (1) It becomes very hard (2) It reflects most of the heat from the sum (3) it has a low specific heat capacity (4) it has a high latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : (2) It reflects most of the heat from the sum Explanation: Newly formed snow reflects about 90 per cent of the sunlight that falls upon it. This means that the sun is powerless to melt clean snow. And when ... on a spring day because of the sun's heat. It melts because of the warm air from the sea.
Description : Water is used in car radiator because of its – (1) low density (2) easy availability (3) high specific heat capacity (4) low boiling point
Last Answer : (3) high specific heat capacity Explanation: Water is used in car radiators because the Specific heat capacity of water is high as a result of which it takes away the heat from engine better compared to ... coolant used in the radiator. If the radiator was to overheat the car would come to a stop.
Description : Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it – (1) has high specific heat (2) is a good conductor (3) has high boiling point (4) low latent heat of vaporization
Last Answer : (1) has high specific heat Explanation: The specific heat of water is higher than all other common substances. Hence, water is used for heating purposes (as in hot water bottles) and for cooling ... the liquids, mercury has the lowest specific heat due to which it is used as a thermometric liquid.
Description : Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it : (1) has high specific heat (2) is a good conductor (3) has high boiling point (4) low latent heat of vapourization
Last Answer : has high specific heat
Description : Water is used in car radiator because of its (1) low density (2) easy availability (3) high specific heat capacity (4) low boiling point
Last Answer : high specific heat capacity
Description : The snow on the mountains does NOT melt all at once when it is heated by the sun because: (1) it becomes very hard (2) it reflects most of the heat from the sun (3) it has a low specific heat capacity (4) it has a high latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : it reflects most of the heat from the sun
Description : What liquid used to be in thermometers?
Last Answer : Most thermometers used to contain Mercury until it was found to be toxic.
Description : ____ or spectrophotometers can be used for measuring transparent foods. a. Thermometers c. Liquid b. Meters d. Colorimeters
Last Answer : d. Colorimeters
Description : Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate boiling. (A) Bubble generation is by expansion of entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the surface (B) Surface temperature is greater than the saturation ... less than that in film boiling (D) The temperature is less than that of film boiling
Last Answer : (D) The temperature is less than that of film boiling
Description : In a refrigerator what produces the cooling? (1) The ice which deposits on the freezer (2) The sudden expansion of a compressed gas (3) The evaporation of a volatile liquid (4) None of these
Last Answer : (4) None of these Explanation: Basically, refrigeration system consists of devices that compress and expand refrigerant gas. When refrigerant gas is compressed it expels heat and when it is suddenly ... inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room.
Description : In a refrigerator what produces the cooling ? (1) The ice which deposits on the freezer (2) The sudden expansion of a compressed gas (3) The evaporation of a volatile liquid (4) None of these
Last Answer : None of these
Description : is a non-contact type measurement which when directed at a heat source directly gives the temperature read out. a) Thermocouples. c) Contact thermometers. b) Humidity. d) Infrared thermometers
Last Answer : Infrared thermometers
Description : is a non-contact type measurement which when directed at a heat source directly gives the temperature read out. a) Thermocouples. b) Contact thermometers. c) Humidity. d) Infrared thermometers.
Last Answer : Infrared thermometers.
Description : An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because – (1) Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands (2) Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter (3) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs (4) Water has high surface tension
Last Answer : (3) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs Explanation: Following the density principle, the density of the egg compared to the density of the tap water is lesser (the density principle ... and that is why an egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt.
Description : An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because (1) egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands (2) albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter (3) the density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs (4) water has high surface tension
Last Answer : the density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
Description : Solvent extraction is the terminology applied to the liquid-liquid extraction, which is preferred for the separation of the components of liquids, when (A) Extracting solvent is cheaply & abundantly available ... very high (D) One of the liquid components has very high affinity towards the solvent
Last Answer : (D) One of the liquid components has very high affinity towards the solvent
Description : Heat sensitive materials with very high latent heat of vaporisation may be economically separated using (A) Liquid extraction (B) Distillation (C) Evaporation (D) Absorption
Last Answer : (A) Liquid extraction
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The capacity of an evaporator is reduced by the boiling point elevation (B) Corrosive liquid is normally passed through the tubes in a ... recompression evaporator (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
Last Answer : (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
Description : 6. Liquefaction of gases cannot be done by (A) Exchange of heat with colder stream (B) Adiabatic expansion through a throttle valve (Joule-Thomson expansion) (C) Merely compressing it beyond critical pressure (D) Adiabatic expansion against a piston or in a turbine
Last Answer : (C) Merely compressing it beyond critical pressure
Description : LPG when brought to atmospheric pressure & temperature will be a (A) Liquid lighter than water (B) Liquid heavier than water (C) Gas lighter than air (D) Gas heavier than air
Last Answer : (D) Gas heavier than air
Description : Ail oil drop spreads over water because (1) oil is lighter than water (2) oil is more viscous (3) oil does not mix with water (4) surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water
Last Answer : (4) surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water Explanation: Surface tension is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is ... is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.
Description : Enrichment of uranium by gaseous diffusion relies on the fact that uranium-235 diffuses through holes in the barriers more readily than uranium-238 does because uranium-235 is: w) a different chemical ... x) a different wavelength. y) resistant to magnetism. z) slightly lighter than uranium-238.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SLIGHTLY LIGHTER THAN URANIUM-238.
Description : An oil drop spreads over water because (1) oil is lighter than water (2) oil is more viscous (3) oil does not mix with water (4) surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water
Last Answer : surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water
Description : Gases deviate from gas laws at A. high temperature only B. low pressure only C. high pressure and low temperature D. low temperature only
Last Answer : high pressure and low temperature
Description : Calculate the recoverable waste heat (Q, in kCal/hour) from flue gases using the followingparameters: V (flow rate of the substance) 2000 m3/hr r (density of the flue gas): 0.9 kg/m3 Cp (specific heat ... (temperature difference): 120 oC h (recovery factor): 50% a. 21600 b. 43200 c. 25600 d. 34000
Last Answer : 21600
Description : According to Avogadro's Hypothesis (a) the molecular weights of all the perfect gases occupy the same volume under same conditions of pressure and temperature (b) the sum of partial pressure of ... gases have two values of specific heat (e) all systems can be regarded as closed systems.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : According to kinetic theory of gases, the absolute zero temperature is attained when (a) volume of the gas is zero (b) pressure of the gas is zero (c) kinetic energy of the molecules is zero (d) specific heat of gas is zero (e) mass is zero.
Last Answer : Answer : c