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Important Questions on Physical World and Measurement

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The temperature of an object is 60°C. Its value in Fahrenheit scale is

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A person in front of a mountain is beating a drum at the rate of 40 per minute and hears no distinct echo. If the person moves 90 m closer to the mountain, he has to beat the drum at 60 per minute to not hear any distinct echo. The speed of sound is
 
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Astronomical unit (Au), Parsec (Pc) and Light year (ly) are units for measuring astronomical distances.
Statement II : Au < Parsec (Pc) < ly
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M0.98O. Metal M is present as M2+ adn M3+ in its oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be :
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The units nanometer and picometer are related as,
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A hot air balloon with a payload rises in the air. Assume that the balloon is spherical in shape with diameter of 11.7 m and the mass of the ballon and the payload (without the hot air inside) is 210 kg Temperature and pressure of outside air are 27°C and 1 atm =105 N/m2, respectively. Molar mass of dry air is 30 g. The temperature of the hot air inside is close to [The gas constant, R=831JK-1 mol-1 ]
 
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The nearest star to our solar system is 4.3 light years away. The distance of this star in Parsec is (Mean distance between the earth and the sun =1.5×1011 m and one light year =9.46×1015 m
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What is the density of water vapour at boiling point of water?
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The angular diameter of a planet measured from earth is 90". If the diameter of the planet is π×106 m, then its distance from the earth is
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0.27 g of a long chain fatty acid was dissolved in 100 cm3 of hexane. 10 mL  of this solution was added dropwise to the surface of water in a round watch glass. Hexane evaporates and a monolayer is formed. The distance from edge to centre of the watch glass is 10 cm . What is the height of the monolayer?
[Density of fatty acid =0.9 g cm-3;π=3] 
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The concorde is the fastest airlines used for commercial service.It can cruise at 1450 mile per hour. What is it in m/s ?
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Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids. But you must have observed that ice floats on water. Find out why?
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A laser is a source of very intense, monochromatic and unidirectional beam of light. These properties of a laser light can be exploited to measure long distances. The distance of moon from the earth has been already determined very precisely using a laser as a source of light. A laser light beamed at the moon takes 2.56 s to return after reflection at the moon's surface. How much is the radius of lunar orbit around the earth ?
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Why do scientists use standard units to measure things?