Thermal Physics - NEET Physics Questions
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Thermal Physics

Question 21: easy

Assertion (A): Specific heat for melting Ice is infinite.


Reason (R): In isothermal process specific heat of substance is infinite.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Specific heat is defined as \(c = \frac{Q}{m \Delta T}\). During melting (a phase change), the temperature \(\Delta T\) remains constant, meaning \(\Delta T = 0\). Hence, the specific heat \(c\) becomes infinite. Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason explains the assertion.

Question 22: easy

Assertion (A): For small temperature difference between body and surrounding, the rate of cooling directly proportional to the difference in temperature, known as Newton’s law of cooling.


Reason (R): Newton’s law of cooling is valid for heat transfer by radiation mode only.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) correctly states Newton's law of cooling. Reason (R) is false; Newton's law of cooling is primarily derived from convection, and it is a good approximation for small temperature differences involving conduction and convection, not exclusively radiation.

Question 23: easy

Assertion (A): Snow is better insulator than ice.


Reason (R): Snow contain air packet and air is bad conductor of heat.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Snow traps air, making it a poor conductor of heat. Air is a bad conductor, hence snow acts as a better insulator than solid ice.

Question 24: easy

Assertion (A): Specific heat for melting Ice is infinite.


Reason (R): In isothermal process specific heat of substance is infinite.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Specific heat is \(C = \frac{Q}{m \Delta T}\). During melting, \(\Delta T = 0\), so \(C\) is infinite. Melting is an isothermal process, so both A and R are true and R explains A.

Question 25: easy

Assertion (A): For small temperature difference between body and surrounding, the rate of cooling directly proportional to the difference in temperature, known as Newton’s law of cooling.


Reason (R): Newton’s law of cooling is valid for heat transfer by radiation mode only.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is the correct statement of Newton's Law of Cooling. Reason (R) is false, as the law applies to convection and can be approximated from radiation for small temperature differences, not exclusively for radiation.

Question 26: easy

Assertion (A): Two bodies at different temperatures, if brought in contact do not necessary settle to the mean temperature.


Reason (R): The two bodies may have different thermal capacities.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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The final temperature of two bodies in contact depends on their thermal capacities \(m\times c\). If capacities are unequal, the final temperature will not be the mean. Both A and R are true, and R explains A.

Question 27: easy

Assertion (A): During phase change temperature of the substance remains constant.


Reason (R): Internal energy of the substance during change of phase remains constant.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true; temperature is constant during phase change. Reason (R) is false; internal energy changes as latent heat is absorbed/released to alter molecular potential energy.

Question 28: easy

Assertion (A): The land surfaces get heated and cooled quickly compared to oceans.


Reason (R): Land surfaces are practically opaque to solar radiation and only few inches of the ground is affected.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Land has lower specific heat than water and absorbs solar radiation only at the surface, leading to rapid temperature changes. Water has high specific heat and radiation penetrates deeply. Both A and R are true, and R explains A.

Question 29: easy

Assertion (A): Woolen clothes keep the body warm in winter.


Reason (R): Woolen fibres enclose a large amount of air in them & both air and wool are the bad conductors of heat.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Woolen clothes trap air, which is a poor conductor of heat, reducing heat loss from the body. Wool itself is also a poor conductor. Both A and R are true, and R explains A.

Question 30: easy

Assertion (A): Salt is mixed with ice in an ice-cream box.


Reason (R): Salt lowers the temperature of ice.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Adding salt to ice creates a freezing mixture by lowering the freezing point of water (freezing point depression), allowing temperatures well below \(0^{\circ}\text{C}\). Both A and R are true, and R explains A.