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What is the freezing point of water?

Important Questions on Thermal Properties of Matter

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The graph between two temperature scales P and Q is shown in the figure. Between upper fixed point and lower fixed point there are 150 equal divisions of scale P and 100 divisions on scale Q. The relationship for conversion between the two scales is given by :

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Mercury is often used in clinical thermometers. Which one of the following properties of mercury is not a reason for this?
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A thermocouple produces a thermo-e.m.f. of 40μV/C. A thermopile is made by using 150 such thermocouples. The temperatures of the two junctions are 20°C and 40°C. How much thermo-emf will be generated in the thermopile?
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The vapour pressure vs. temperature curve for a solution solvent system is shown below.

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The boiling point of the solvent is _____°C.

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At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celcius scales of temperature coincide?
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If system A is in thermal equilibrium with B and B is separately in thermal equilibrium with C, then A and C are in thermal equilibrium. From which thermodynamics law, does this follow?
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A certain liquid has a melting point of -50°C and a boiling point of 150°C. A thermometer is designed with this liquid and its melting and boiling points are designated at 0°L and 100°L. The melting and boiling points of water on this scale are
 
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Identify which liquid will have a higher vapour pressure at 90 if the boiling points of two liquids A and B are 140 and 180°C, respectively.
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The temperature of an object is 60°C. Its value in Fahrenheit scale is

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What are the upper fixed points of the Celsius and the Fahrenheit scales?

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The triple points of neon and carbon dioxide are 24.57 K and 216.55 K respectively. Express these temperatures on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.
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What is the change in the temperature on Fahrenheit scale and on Kelvin scale, if an iron piece is heated from 30°C to 90°C?
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The electrical resistance in ohms of a certain thermometer varies with temperature according to the approximate law:

R=Ro1+αT-To
The resistance is 101.6 Ω at the triple-point of water 273.16 K, and 165.5 Ω at the normal melting point of lead 600.5 K. What is the temperature when the resistance is 123.4 Ω?

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The temperature of the cold junction of thermocouple is 0 °C and the temperature of hot junction is T °C. The emf is E=16T-0.04T2 μV. The inversion temperature Ti is