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Question 1

On a linear X temperature scale, water freezes

at -136.0X and boils at 433.0X. On a linearY temperature scale, water freezes at -.00Y

and boils at -!!.00Y. " temperature of

4#.00Y corresponds to w$at temperature on

t$e X scale%

Question 2

"t 16&, a brass cube $as an ed'e len't$ of 30

cm. ($at is t$e increase in t$e cube)s surface

area w$en it is $eated from 16& to 6*&% +$e

linear epansion coefficient of brass is 1*

10-6&.

Question 3

"n aluminum-allo/ rod $as a len't$ of 13.#*!

cm at 1.00& and a len't$ of 13.03 cm at

t$e boilin' point of water. (a)($at is t$e

len't$ of t$e rod at t$e freezin' point of

water% (b)($at is t$e temperature if t$e

len't$ of t$e rod is 13.!6 cm%

Question 4

($en t$e temperature of a metal c/linder israised from 0.0& to 4#.&, its len't$

increases b/ 0.11. (a)2ind t$e percent

c$an'e in densit/. (b)($at is t$e metal% se

+able below.

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Question 5

"n aluminum cup of 130 cm3capacit/ is

completel/ filled wit$ 'l/cerin at 1#&. ow

muc$ 'l/cerin will spill out of t$e cup if t$e

temperature of bot$ t$e cup and 'l/cerin is

increased to 44&% 5+$e linear epansion

coefficient of aluminum is !3 10-61&. +$e

coefficient of olume epansion of 'l/cerin is

.1 10-41&.7

Question 6

" small electric immersion $eater is used to

$eat #! ' of water for a cup of instant coffee.

+$e $eater is labeled 81#0 watts9 5it conerts

electrical ener'/ to t$ermal ener'/ at t$is

rate7. &alculate t$e time re:uired to brin' all

t$is water from !0& to 100&, i'norin' an/

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$eat losses. 5+$e specific $eat of water is 416

;. +$e latent $eat of fusionis 333

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Question 10

+$e specific $eat of a substance aries wit$

temperature accordin' to cA 0.61 B 0.#1TB

0.01T!, wit$ Tin & and cin cal'=>. 2ind

t$e ener'/ re:uired to raise t$e temperature of

.0 ' of t$is substance from 3.0& to 1#&.

Question 11

&onsider a slab of face area Aand t$ic,k3A 0.043!

(m=> and k4A 0.104 (m=> 5k!is

un

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($at is interface temperature T34%