Measurement of Temperature

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Measurement of Temperature: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Heat, Units of Heat, Definition of a Calorie, Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, Thermometry, Linear Thermodynamic Properties of Matter, Temperature Scales, Freezing Point of Water, Boiling Point of Water, etc.

Important Questions on Measurement of Temperature

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Is Vicks thermometer accurate?
 

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Is Vicks thermometer accurate?
 

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What are uses of thermometer?
 

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What is radiation thermometer?

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A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked as 5°and 95°. The temperature of a body as measured by the faulty thermometer is 59°. Find the correct thermometer on the Celsius scale.

 

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At what temperature,the centigrade and Fahrenheit scales have the same value? 

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Describe the thermometric scale using water as a reference 

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Pressure versus temperature graphs of an ideal gas are as shown in figure. Choose the wrong statement

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Pressure versus temperature graph for an ideal gas is as shown in the figure. Corresponding density (ρ) versus volume (v) graph will be

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The graph of pressure versus temperature at constant volume is a 

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In the given figure the P-V curve of an ideal gas is given. During the process, the cumulative work done by the gas

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Pressure versus temperature graph of an ideal gas at constant volume V is shown by the straight line A. Now mass of the gas is doubled and volume is halved, then the corresponding pressure versus temperature graph will be shown by the line.

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Pressure versus temperature graph of an ideal gas at constant volume V is shown by the straight line A. Now mass of the gas is doubled and volume is halved, then the corresponding pressure versus temperature graph will be shown by the line.

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At constant temperature, the pressure of a gas to its volume is :

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A plot of volume (V) versus temperature (T) for a gas at constant pressure is a straight line passing through the origin. The plots at different values of pressure are shown in figure. Which of the following order of pressure is correct for this gas?

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The volume V versus temperature T graphs for a certain amount of a perfect gas at two pressure P1and P2 are as shown in figure. Then

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Pyrometer is a device for measuring

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The temperature which has same numerical value on Celsius and Fahrenheit scale is:

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The most commonly used gas used in a constant pressure gas thermometer is:

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What happens to water kept in a refrigerator?