HOME WORK CHAPTER 18 PHYSICS 102
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Please solve the following questions: Use backside of the page if more space is required.
1. Which one of the following statements is true?
A) temperatures differing by 25° on the Fahrenheit scale must differ by 45° on the
Celsius scale
B) 40 K corresponds to –40°C
C) temperatures which differ by 10° on the Celsius scale must differ by 18° on the
Fahrenheit scale
D) water at 90°C is warmer than water at 202°F
E) 0°F corresponds to –32°C
2. In the figure, a gas undergoes a transition from point A to point B along the path shown.
How much work is done by the gas?
3. The coefficient of linear expansion of iron is 10–5 per C°. The volume of an iron cube, 5
cm on edge, will increase by what amount if it is heated from 10°C to 60°C?
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4. The heat capacity of object B is twice that of object A. Initially A is at 300 K and B is at
450 K. They are placed in thermal contact and the combination is isolated. The final
temperature of both objects is:
5. A Kelvin thermometer and a Fahrenheit thermometer both give the same reading for a
certain sample. The corresponding Celsius temperature is:
6. Ten grams of ice at –20C is to be changed to steam at 130C. The specific heat of both
ice and steam is 0.5 cal/g C. The specific heat of water is 1.00 cal/g K. The heat of
fusion is 80 cal/g and the heat of vaporization is 540 cal/g. The entire process requires:
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7. The same energy Q enters five different substances as heat. Which of these has the
greatest specific heat?
A) The temperature of 3 g of substance A increases by 10 K
B) The temperature of 4 g of substance B increases by 4 K
C) The temperature of 6 g of substance C increases by 15 K
D) The temperature of 8 g of substance D increases by 5 K
E) The temperature of 10 g of substance E increases by 10 K
8. Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales agree numerically at a reading of:
9. An electric stove burner of diameter 20 cm is at a temperature of 250 °C. If = 5.67 x
10-8 W/m2·K4, at what rate is the burner radiating energy? Assume the emissivity =
0.6.
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10. Pressure vs. volume graphs for a certain gas undergoing five different cyclic processes
are shown below. During which cycle does the gas do the greatest positive work?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) V
11. The rate of heat flow through a slab is Pcond. If the slab thickness is doubled, its cross-
sectional area is halved, and the temperature difference across it is doubled, then the rate
of heat flow becomes:
A) 2Pcond
B) Pcond/2
C) Pcond
D) Pcond/8
E) 8Pcond
12. The diagram shows four slabs of different materials with equal thickness, placed side by
side. Heat flows from left to right and the steady-state temperatures of the interfaces
are given. Rank the materials according to their thermal conductivities, smallest to
largest.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 1, 3, 4
C) 1, 2, 4, 3
D) 3, 4, 2, 1
E) 4, 3, 2, 1
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13. In the first law of thermodynamics, the change in internal energy
A) is always positive
B) is always negative
C) cannot be zero
D) tends to increase if heat energy is transferred to the gas, and tends to decrease if the
gas does work on its environment
E) tends to decrease if heat energy is transferred to the gas, and tends to increase if the
gas does work on its environment
Checkpoint 1:
The figure here shows three linear temperature scales with the freezing and boiling
points of water indicated.
(a) Rank the degrees on these scales by size, greatest first.
(b) Rank the following temperatures, highest first: 50 oX, 50oW, and 50oY.
Checkpoint 2:
The figure here shows four rectangular metal plates, with sides of L, 2L, or [Link] are all made
of the same material, and their temperature is to be increased by the same amount. Rank the
plates according to the expected increase in
(a) their vertical heights
(b) their areas, greatest first.
Checkpoint 3:
A certain amount of heat Q will warm 1 g of material A by 3 Co and 1 g of material B by
4 Co. Which material has the greater specific heat?
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Checkpoint 4:
The p-V diagram here shows six curved paths (connected by vertical paths) that can be
followed by a gas. Which two of the curved paths should be part of a closed cycle (those
curved paths plus connecting vertical paths) if the net work done by the gas during the
cycle is to be at its maximum positive value?
Checkpoint 5:
The figure here shows four paths on a p-V diagram along which a gas can be taken
from state i to state f. Rank the paths according to
(a) the change ∆Eint in the internal energy of the gas
(b) the work W done by the gas
(c) the magnitude of the energy transferred as heat Q between the gas and its
environment, greatest first.
Checkpoint 6:
For one complete cycle as shown in the p-V diagram here, are
(a) ∆Eint for the gas
(b) the net energy transferred as heat Q
positive, negative, or zero?
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