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Thermal Properties Of Matter

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Chapter Questions
72 MCQs

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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: jee-main
of water and of ice at are in a calorimeter whose water equivalent is . of steam at is added to it. Then water in the calorimeter is : (Latent heat of ice , Latent heat of steam )
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PYQ 2013
hard
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A mass of of water in a closed vessel, with surroundings at a constant temperature takes minutes to cool from to . A mass of of another liquid in an identical vessel with identical surroundings takes the same time to cool from to . The specific heat of the liquid is: (The water equivalent of the vessel is .)
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2.0 kcal/kg
2
7 kcal/kg
3
3 kcal/kg
4
0.5 kcal/kg
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PYQ 2013
hard
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On a linear temperature scale , water freezes at and boils at . On this scale, a temperature of would be read as :
(water freezes at and boils at )

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PYQ 2015
medium
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An experiment takes to raise the temperature of water in a container from to and another to convert it totally into steam by a heater supplying heat at a uniform rate. Neglecting the specific heat of the container and taking specific heat of water to be , the heat of vaporisation according to this experiment will come out to be
1
530 cal/ g
2
540 cal/g
3
550 cal/g
4
560 cal/g
05
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A pendulum clock loses a day if the temperature is and gains a day if the temperature is . The temperature at which the clock will show correct time, and the co-efficient of linear expansion of the metal of the pendulum shaft are respectively :
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PYQ 2017
hard
physics ID: jee-main
An external pressure is applied on a cube at so that it is equally compressed from all sides. is the bulk modulus of the material of the cube and is its coefficient of linear expansion.Suppose we want to bring the cube to its original size by heating it. The temperature should be raised by :
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PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A steel rail of length and area of cross section 40 is prevented from expanding along its length while the temperature rises by . If coefficient of linear expansion and Young?s modulus of steel are and respectively, the force developed in the rail is approximately :
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PYQ 2017
medium
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In an experiment a sphere of aluminium of mass 0.20 kg is heated upto . Immediately, it is put into water of volume 150 cc at kept in a calorimeter of water equivalent to 0.025 kg. Final temperature of the system is . The specific heat of aluminium is : (take 4.2 Joule=1 calorie)
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PYQ 2017
medium
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A copper ball of mass is at a temperature . It is dropped in a copper calorimeter of mass , filled with of water at room temperature. Subsequently, the temperature of the system is found to be . is given by : (Given : room temperature = , specific heat of copper = )
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body takes minutes to cool from to . The temperature of surroundings is constant at . Then, the temperature of the body after next minutes will be approximately :
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PYQ 2019
medium
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A metal ball of mass is heated upto and dropped into a vessel of heat capacity and containing water. The initial temperature of water and vessel is . What is the approximate percentage increment in the temperature of the water ? [Specific Heat Capacities of water and metal are, respectively, and ]
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30%
2
20%
3
25%
4
15%
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Ice at os added tp of water at . When the temperature of the mixture reaches , it is found that of ice is still unmelted. The amount of ice added to the water was close to (Specific heat of water = ) Specific heat of Ice = Heat of fusion of water at )
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50 g
2
40 g
3
60 g
4
100 g
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PYQ 2019
medium
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When of a liquid A at is added to of a liquid at temperature , the temperature of the mixture becomes . The temperature of the mixture, if of liquid at is added to of liquid at , will be :
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PYQ 2019
medium
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A uniform cylindrical rod of length and radius , is made from a material whose Young's modulus of Elasticity equals . When this rod is heated by temperature and simultaneously subjected to a net longitudinal compressional force , its length remains unchanged. The coefficient of volume expansion, of the material of the rod, is (nearly) equals to :
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PYQ 2019
medium
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A thermometer graduated according to a linear scale reads a value when in contact with boiling water, and when in contact with ice. What is the temperature of an object in , if this thermometer in the contact with the object reads ?
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35
2
25
3
60
4
40
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two materials having coefficients of thermal conductivity '3K' and 'K' and thickness 'd' and '3d', respectively, are joined to form a slab as shown in the figure. The temperatures of the outer surfaces are and respectively, . The temperature at the interface is :-
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PYQ 2019
easy
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When gram of ice at (specific heat = ) is added to gram of water at , finally no ice is left and the water is at . The value of latent heat of ice, in cal is:
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A rod, of length at room temperature and uniform area of cross section , is made of a metal having coefficient of linear expansion . It is observed that an external compressive force , is applied on each of its ends, prevents any change in the length of the rod, when its temperature rises by . Young's modulus, , for this metal is :
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A soap bubble of radius 3 cm is formed inside the another soap bubble of radius 6 cm. The radius of an equivalent soap bubble which has the same excess pressure as inside the smaller bubble with respect to the atmospheric pressure is _________ cm.
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PYQ 2021
medium
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A rod CD of thermal resistance 10.0 KW is joined at the middle of an identical rod AB as shown in figure. The ends A, B and D are maintained at 200 C, 100 C and 125 C respectively. The heat current in CD is P watt. The value of P is _________.

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PYQ 2021
medium
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The temperature of equal masses of three different liquids x, y and z are 10 C, 20 C and 30 C respectively. The temperature of mixture when x is mixed with y is 16 C and that when y is mixed with z is 26 C. The temperature of mixture when x and z are mixed will be :
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20.28 C
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23.84 C
3
25.62 C
4
28.32 C
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : When a rod lying freely is heated, no thermal stress is developed in it.
Reason R : On heating, the length of the rod increases. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer :
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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A is true but R is false
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A is false but R is true
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is viscous force acting on an uncharged drop of radius m and density kgm ? Take viscosity of liquid Nsm . (Neglect buoyancy due to air).
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N
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N
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N
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N
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two thin metallic spherical shells of radii and ( ) are placed with their centres coinciding. A material of thermal conductivity K is filled in the space between the shells. The inner shell is maintained at temperature and the outer shell at temperature ( ). The rate at which heat flows radially through the material is :
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PYQ 2021
medium
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Two different metal bodies A and B of equal mass are heated at a uniform rate under similar conditions. The variation of temperature of the bodies is graphically represented as shown in the figure. The ratio of specific heat capacities is :

1
8 / 3
2
4 / 3
3
3 / 4
4
3 / 8
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A raindrop with radius R=0.2 mm falls from a cloud at a height h=2000 m above the ground. Assume that the drop is spherical throughout its fall and the force of buoyancy may be neglected, then the terminal speed attained by the raindrop is :
[Density of water and Density of air ,
Coefficient of viscosity of air ]

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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two metallic blocks M1 and M2 of the same cross-section area are connected (as shown in the figure). If the thermal conductivity of M2 is K then the thermal conductivity of M1 will be : [Assume steady state heat conduction]
Two metallic blocks
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10K
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8K
3
12.5K
4
2K
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
mole of certain monoatomic ideal gas undergoes a temperature increase of at constant pressure The increase in the internal energy of the gas in this process is (Given )
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PYQ 2022
medium
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If K1 and K2 are the thermal conductivities, L1 and L2 are the lengths and A1 and A2 are the cross sectional areas of steel and copper rods respectively such that

Then, for the arrangement as shown in the figure, the value of temperature T of the steel-copper junction in the steady state will be

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18°C
2
14°C
3
45°C
4
150°C
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PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Read the following statements:

A. When small temperature difference between a liquid and its surrounding is doubled, the rate of loss of heat of the liquid becomes twice.

B. Two bodies P and Q having equal surface areas are maintained at temperature 10°C and 20°C. The thermal radiation emitted in a given time by P and Q are in the ratio 1 : 1.15.

C. A carnot Engine working between 100 K and 400 K has an efficiency of 75%.

D. When small temperature difference between a liquid and its surrounding is quadrupled, the rate of loss of heat of the liquid becomes twice.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An expression for a dimensionless quantity P is given by ; where α and β are constants, x is distance; k is Boltzmann constant and t is the temperature. Then the dimensions of α will be
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[M0L–1T0]
2
[ML0T–2]
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[MLT–2]
4
[ML2T–2]
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

As per the given figure, two plates A and B of thermal conductivity K and 2 K are joined together to form a compound plate. The thickness of plates are 4.0 cm and 2.5 cm, respectively and the area of cross-section is 120 cm2 for each plate. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the compound plate is then the value of α will be ___.

As per the given figure, two plates A and B of thermal conductivity K and 2 K are joined together to form a compound plate

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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The height of liquid column raised in a capillary tube of certain radius when dipped in liquid A vertically is, If the tube is dipped in a similar manner in another liquid of surface tension and density double the values of liquid , the height of liquid column raised in liquid would be ______
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The pressure and temperature relationship of an ideal gas obeys the equation constant The volume expansion coefficient of the gas will be :
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A long wire having cross-sectional area and Young's modulus is is subjected to a load of , then the elongation in the wire will be:
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PYQ 2023
hard
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A faulty thermometer reads in melting ice and in stream.The correct temperature on absolute scale will be_______ (when the faulty thermometer reads ).
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PYQ 2023
easy
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The temperature of the body drops from 60°C to 40°C in 7 min. The surrounding temperature is 10°C. The temperature of the body drops from 40°C to T°C in 7 min. Find the value of T
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16°C
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20°C
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28°C
4
36°C
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If an object cools down from 80°C to 60°C in 5 min in a surrounding of temperature 20°C. The time taken to cool from 60°C to 40°C will be (Assume Newton’s law of cooling to be valid)
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min
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5 min
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min
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5 min
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The de Broglie wavelength of a molecule in a gas at room tem perature (300 K) is λ1. If the temperature of the gas is increased to 600 K, then the de Broglie wavelength of the same gas molecule becomes
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PYQ 2023
medium
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The heat passing through the cross-section of a conductor, varies with time ‘t’ as . ( and are positive constants.) The minimum heat current through the conductor is
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The resistances of the platinum wire of a platinum resistance thermometer at the ice point and steam point are and respectively. After inserting in a hot bath of temperature , the resistance of the platinum wire is:
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two persons pull a wire towards themselves. Each person exerts a force of on the wire. Young’s modulus of the material of the wire is . Original length of the wire is and the area of cross-section is . The wire will extend in length by ______ .
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An elastic spring under tension of 3 N has a length a. Its length is b under tension 2 N. For its length (3a – 2b), the value of tension will be_____ N.
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PYQ 2026
easy
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The figure shows a pipe with cross-section area 10 . Water flows from one end with velocity 20 cm/s. The other end of the pipe is closed and consists of 10 holes each of area 30 . Find the velocity of water coming out from each hole:

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66 cm/s
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0.66 cm/s
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6.6 cm/s
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66 mm/s
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PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A river of width 200 m is flowing from west to east with a speed of 18 km/h. A boat, moving with speed of 36 km/h in still water, is made to travel one-round trip (bank to bank of the river). Minimum time taken by the boat for this journey and also the displacement along the river bank are _________ and _________} respectively.
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20 s and 100 m
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40 s and 100 m
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40 s and 0 m
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40 s and 200 m
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PYQ 2026
easy
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Potential energy of a particle is given as . Find the dimensions of and .
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A dipole is kept in an electric field . It oscillates with frequency . A new electric field is superimposed. The dipole now oscillates in the direction of with frequency . Find the percentage change in frequency.
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100%
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200%
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50%
4
73%
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Why do only a few -particles rebound from the gold nucleus in Rutherford's experiment?
S1: Size of gold nucleus is very small compared to the gold atom.
S2: Impact parameter of -particles is very small.
S3: Nuclear charge of particles is very small compared to gold.
S4: Very few -particles undergo head-on collision.
Then correct statements are:
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S1 and S2
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S1, S2 and S3
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S1, S2 and S4
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S1 and S3
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PYQ 2026
medium
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is the magnetic field of an EM wave. Then its electric field is:
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PYQ 2026
medium
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At what height does gravitational acceleration become 1/9th of gravity at the surface of a planet, if the radius of the planet is ?
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PYQ 2026
medium
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A particle is projected from the ground whose -coordinates vary with time according to the equations and . Find the initial angle made by the velocity vector with the -axis.
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PYQ 2026
medium
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A force is acting for 2 s on an object of mass 0.1 kg, which is initially at rest at the origin. Find the final position.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Find coefficient of friction so that the blocks are at rest.
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PYQ 2026
easy
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The figure shows a disc of mass and radius hinged at point 'A' on its periphery and free to oscillate about the axis. Find the time period for small oscillations of the disc:

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PYQ 2026
medium
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Two wires are joined together and elongated with force as shown in the figure. If , find so that they have same elongation.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If is the midpoint of median, find distance of COM from .
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PYQ 2026
medium
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A small drop of mass starts falling from rest from a height of . When it reaches the ground with speed , magnitude of work done by resistance force is . Find .
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None
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PYQ 2026
medium
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For a certain decomposition
Degree of dissociation of is 75% at 1 bar and 600K. Find of reaction in kJ/mol .
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PYQ 2026
medium
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An EM wave has angular frequency .
Propagation constant and electric field vector is given, then can be represented by:
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The dimensions of a solid cylinder is measured as given Mass Diameter Length Find out % error in density.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A sphere of mass and radius is rotating about a fixed axis along its diameter with . To stop it in , a torque is applied. Find magnitude of torque required and number of revolutions made before it stops respectively :-
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and rev.
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and rev.
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and rev.
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and rev.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is performing SHM of amplitude . Find the time required for particle to go from mean position to . Time period of SHM is sec :-
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sec.
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sec.
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sec.
4
sec.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is released from point of the track as shown in the figure. Find so that the normal reaction at the highest point is 3 times the weight of the block. The surface is smooth.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
8 small liquid drops combine to form a bigger drop. Surface tension of liquid is . Find change in surface potential energy.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A rod has volume and Young's modulus and is subjected to stress . Find elastic energy stored in the rod.
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PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Statement--1: Liquid pressure is only exerted on solid surfaces in contact and is exerted in between the layers of liquid. Statement--2: Surface tension arises due to difference in potential energy of molecules in the bulk of liquid and at the surface.
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Both Statement--1 and Statement--2 are incorrect.
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Statement--1 is correct but Statement--2 is incorrect.
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Statement--1 is incorrect but Statement--2 is correct.
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Both Statement--1 and Statement--2 are correct.
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PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
When a part of a straight capillary tube is placed vertically in a liquid, the liquid rises upto certain height . If the inner radius of the capillary tube, density of the liquid and surface tension of the liquid decrease by each, then the height of the liquid in the tube will change by ________ %.
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PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
10kg ice at & 100kg water at are mixed together. Find final temperature. (Given cal/g , cal/g and cal/g )
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PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The total length of potentiometer wire AB is cm in the arrangement as shown in figure. If P is the point where the galvanometer shows zero reading then the length AP is _________ cm.
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30
2
25
3
15
4
20
70
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An aluminium and steel rods having same lengths and cross-sections are joined to make total length of 120 cm at 30 C. The coefficient of linear expansion of aluminium and steel are / C and / C, respectively. The length of this composite rod when its temperature is raised to 100 C, is________ cm.
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120.20
2
120.03
3
120.15
4
120.06
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A gas based geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 5.0 litres per minute from 27 °C to 87 °C. The rate of consumption of the gas is_________ g/s. (Take heat of combustion of gas = J/g, specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg.°C).
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0.21
2
2.1
3
0.42
4
4.2
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Ice is heated from to . Which of the following temperature (T) vs heat (Q) graph is correct ?
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4