
Calculate the volume occupied by moles of nitrogen gas at a pressure of and a temperature of . Given
Important Questions on Thermal Expansion

The volume of a certain mass of gas at constant pressure increases from litre to litre due to an increase of temperature from to . From these data, find the value of absolute zero.


The volume occupied by a certain mass of gas at and of mercury pressure is . If the temperature be changed to and pressure to of mercury, what would be the volume of the gas?

The measurement of a room is . If the temperature of the room increases from in the morning to at noon, calculate what percentage of the air will be expelled from the room, pressure remaining constant.

An air bubble gradually rises from a depth of in a lake where the temperature is to the surface where the temperature is . Compare the radii of the bubble in the two places. Atmospheric pressure of and density of mercury .

An air bubble starts rising from the bottom of a lake. Its diameter is at the bottom and at the surface. The depth of the lake is and the temperature at the surface is . What is the temperature at the bottom of the lake? Assume that the variation of density of water with depth is negligible. Atmospheric pressure is of and .


A gas expands in such a manner that its pressure and volume comply the condition constant. Find out whether the gas is heated or cooled during such an expansion.


A glass vessel contains air at . To what temperature must it be heated to expel th of the air, pressure remaining constant?

A capillary glass tube with fine bore has both the ends sealed and a small mercury pellet inside. The pellet divides the tube into two parts whose lengths are in the ratio of . If the initial temperature of the whole arrangement is and if it is heated afterwards to what will be the change in the air pressure inside the tube?

The volume of a gas is doubled by changing its temperature at constant pressure. The initial temperature of the gas was . Calculate the final temperature.

A vessel of volume contains an ideal gas at . After a portion has escaped from the vessel, the pressure decreases by atmosphere (temperature remaining constant). Find the mass of the gas escaped. The density under normal conditions .


A bulb of volume is connected to another bulb of volume by a narrow tube of negligible volume. The two bulbs were initially at the same temperature and pressure . Now is heated to a temperature . Find the new pressure and show the fraction of the original mass of air that stays in the bulb is.



At what depth in a lake will a bubble of air have one-half the volume it will have on reaching the surface? The height of the barometer at that time is of mercury and density of mercury .

A cylinder contains a perfect gas at a temperature of and a pressure of atmosphere in a volume of litre. A piston is lowered into the cylinder decreasing the volume occupied by the gas to litre and raising the temperature to . What is the gas pressure now?

