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The vapour density of a volatile chloride of a metal is 95 and the specific heat of the metal is 0.13 Cal/g. The exact atomic weight of metal is

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A straight rod of length L extends from x=a to x=L+a. The gravitational force it exerts on a point mass 'm' at x=0, if the mass per unit length of the rod is A+Bx2, is given by:
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Using the rules for significant figures, the correct answer for the expression 0.02858×0.1120.5702 will be:
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At what height from the surface of earth the gravitation potential and the value of g are -5.4×10J kg-2 and 6.0 s-2 respectively? Take the radius of earth as 6400 km:
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If the change in the value of g at a height h above the surface of the earth is the same as at a depth x below it, then (both x and h being much smaller than the radius of the earth)
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Three successive measurements in an experiment gave the values 10.9, 11.4042 and 11.42. The correct way of reporting the average value is-
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Two stones of masses m and 2m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in radius r2 and the lighter one in radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is n times that of the tangential speed of the heavier stone. They are reported to experience the same centripetal force. The value of n is, 

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Two satellites S1 and S2 are revolving around a planet in the opposite sense in coplanar circular concentric orbits. At time t=0, the satellites are farthest apart. The periods of revolution of S1 and S2 are 3 h and 24 h respectively. The radius of the orbit of S1 is 3×104 km. Then the orbital speed of S2 as observed from
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The number of significant figures in 50000.020×10-3 is                   
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A very long (length L) cylindrical galaxy is made of uniformly distributed mass and has radius R (R<<L). A star outside the galaxy is orbiting the galaxy in a plane perpendicular to the galaxy and passing through its centre. If the time period of the star is T and its distance from the galaxy's axis is r, then

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The units nanometer and picometer are related as,
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A particle is moving in a circle of radius r under the action of a force F=αr2 which is directed towards centre of the circle. Total mechanical energy (kinetic energy + potential energy) of the particle is (take potential energy=0 for r=0):
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An automobile moves on a road with a speed of 54 km h-1 . The radius of its wheels is 0.45m and the moment of inertia of the wheel about its axis of rotation is 3 kg m2 . If the vehicle is brought to rest in 15 s , the magnitude of average torque transmitted by its brakes to the wheel is:
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Four particles, each of mass M and equidistant from each other, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle is
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Suppose that the angular velocity of rotation of the Earth is increased. Then, as a consequence,
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A star mass M (equal to the solar mass) with a planet (much smaller than the star) revolves around the star in a circular orbit. The velocity of the star with respect to the centre of mass of star-planet system is shown below:

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The radius of the planet's orbit is closest to (1 AU=Distance Earth and Sun)

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The number of significant figures in 0.00340 is _________
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The temperature of an object is 60°C. Its value in Fahrenheit scale 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]