EASY
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The temperature at which a solid change into a liquid is called _____ point.

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Important Questions on Matter in our Surroundings

HARD
The melting point of naphthalene is 80°C and the room temperature is 30°C. A sample of liquid naphthalene at 100°C is cooled down to the room temperature. Draw a temperature time graph to represent this cooling. In the graph, mark the region which corresponds to the freezing process.
MEDIUM

Convert the following temperatures to the Celsius scale: 
a. 293 K

b. 470 K

EASY

Match the items in column A with the items in column B.

Column A          Column B
1. Latent heat of vaporisation of water a. No definite volume
2. Latent heat of fusion of ice b. Incompressible
3. Solid c. One Surface
4. Liquid d. 3.35× 105J kg -1
5. Gas e. 22.6×105J kg -1


                                                                 

EASY

Define the latent heat of fusion of ice. Give its value.

HARD

Why is ice at 0°C more effective in cooling than the same quantity of water at 0°C?

MEDIUM

Convert the following temperatures to the Kelvin scale:

a. 25°C

b. 373°C

EASY
Boiling is a _____ (surface / bulk) phenomenon.
HARD

Why does the temperature remain constant during the change of state?

EASY
The conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid state is called _____ (sublimation/ deposition).
HARD

Why is steam at 100°C a more effective heating agent than water at 100°C?

MEDIUM
The latent heat of fusion of ice is _____.
MEDIUM
Under what conditions do a substance not exhibit any change in temperature even when it is heated?
MEDIUM
Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?
MEDIUM

Define the terms:

a. melting point

b. boiling point.

EASY

The quantity of heat required to change 1 kg of a solid into liquid at atmospheric pressure at its melting point is called

MEDIUM
Define the latent heat of vaporisation of water. Give its value
EASY

The latent heat of vaporisation of water is _____.

MEDIUM
When we observe the melting of ice, the melting point of ice is a constant temperature at which
MEDIUM
While determining the boiling point of water in the laboratory, the beaker containing hot water accidentally fell on the hand of a student. A fellow student immediately put cold water on his hand and then placed ice cubes on his hand. He then took the student to the school dispensary for giving him first aid.
A. Define boiling point.
B. Why does temperature remain constant during boiling?
C. How does boiling differ from evaporation?
D. State the values displayed by the fellow student.
MEDIUM

The SI unit of latent heat of fusion is _____.

A: J kg-1        B: J g-1 (Enter your correct answer as A or B