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A lead bullet penetrates into a solid object and melts. Assuming that 40% of its kinetic energy is used to heat it, the initial speed of bullet is
(Given, initial temperature of the bullet =127°C,
Melting point of the bullet =327°C,
Latent heat of fusion of lead =2.5×104 J kg-1,
Specific heat capacity of lead =125 J kg K-1)

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Important Questions on Thermal Properties of Matter

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As per the given figure, two plates A and B of thermal conductivity K and 2K are joined together to form a compound plate. The thickness of plates are 4.0 cm and 2.5 cm respectively and the area of cross-section is 120 cm2 for each plate. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the compound plate is 1+5αK, then the value of α will be _____ .

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At what temperature a gold ring of diameter 6.230 cm be heated so that it can be fitted on a wooden bangle of diameter 6.241 cm? Both the diameters have been measured at room temperature 27°C.
(Given: coefficient of linear thermal expansion of gold αL=1.4×10-5 K-1)
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A unit scale is to be prepared whose length does not change with temperature and remains 20 cm, using a bimetallic strip made of brass and iron each of different length. The length of both components would change in such a way that difference between their lengths remains constant. If length of brass is 40 cm and length of iron will be _____ cm.

αiron =1.2×10-5 K-1 and αbrass =1.8×10-5 K-1.

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A block of ice of mass 120 g at temperature 0°C is put in 300 g of water at 25°C. The x g of ice melts as the temperature of the water reaches 0°C. The value of x is

[Use: Specific heat capacity of water =4200 J kg-1 K-1, Latent heat of ice =3.5×105 J kg-1]

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An ice cube of dimensions 60 cm×50 cm×20 cm is placed in an insulation box of wall thickness 1 cm. The box keeping the ice cube at 0°C of temperature is brought to a room of temperature 40°C. The rate of melting of ice is approximately: (Latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.4×105 J kg-1 and thermal conduction of insulation wall is 0.05 W m-1 °C-1)
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If K1 and K2 are the thermal conductivities L1 and L2 are the lengths and A1 and A2 are the cross sectional areas of steel and copper rods respectively such that K2K1=9,A1A2=2,L1L2=2. Then, for the arrangement as shown in the figure. The value of temperature T of the steel - copper junction in the steady state will be

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Two metallic wires of identical dimensions are connected is series. If σ1 and σ2 are the conductivities of the these wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the combination is :
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A hole is drilled in a metal sheet. At 27 °C, the diameter of hole is 5 cm. When the sheet is heated to 177 °C, the change in the diameter of hole is d×10-3 cm . The value of d will be _____, if coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is 1.6×10-5/C