
When two samples at different temperatures are mixed, the temperature of the mixture can be:-


Important Questions on Thermal Properties of Matter
Two substances and of equal mass are heated at uniform rate of under similar conditions. A graph between temperature and time is shown in figure. Ratio of heat absorbed by them for complete fusion is:

A well insulated substance in solid state is heated at a constant rate until it vaporizes completely. The temperature-time graph of the substance is shown below. Which of the following statements is/are true?




Two fine steel wires, fastened between the projections of a heavy brass bar, are just taut when the whole system is at . What is the tensile stress in the steel wires when the temperature of the system is raised by ?

In a mercury-glass thermometer the cross-section of the capillary portion is and the volume of the bulb is at . If and are the coefficients of linear and cubical expansion coefficients of glass and mercury respectively then length of mercury in the capillary at temperature is (Ignore the increase in cross-sectional area of capillary)

