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Two large holes are cut in a metal sheet. If this is heated, distances AB and BC, (as shown)

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Important Questions on Calorimetry and Thermal Expansion

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Expansion during heating -
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A difference of temperature of 25°C is equivalent to a difference of 
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A one litre glass flask contains some mercury. It is found that at different temperatures the volume of air inside the flask remains the same. What is the volume of mercury in this flask if coefficient of linear expansion of glass is 9×10-6 °C-1 while of volume expansion of mercury is 1.8×10-4 °C-1:
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A rod of length 20 cm is made of metal. It expands by 0.075 cm when its temperature is raised from 0°C to 100°C. another rod of a different metal B having the same length expands by 0.045 cm for the same change in temperature. A third rod of the same length is composed of two parts, one of metal A and the other of metal B. This rod expands by 0.060 cm for the same change in temperature. The portion made of metal A has the length:
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Steam is passed into 22 gm of water at 20°C. The mass of water that will be present when the water acquires a temperature of 90°C (latent heat of steam is 540 cal gm-1 is
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80 gm of water at 30°C is poured on a large block of ice at 0°C. The mass of ice that melts is
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Compared to a burn due to water at 100°C a burn due to steam at 100°C is
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The thermal capacity of  40 gm of aluminium (specific heat =0.2 cal gm-1 C-1) is