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Same gas is filled in two vessels of the same volume at the same temperature. If the ratio of the number of molecules is , then A. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules in two vessels will be the same. B. The ratio of pressure in these vessels will be . C. The ratio of pressure will be . D. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules in two vessels will be in the ratio of . Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer: C
A steel wire of length and a copper wire of length , both of radius are connected end to end. When stretched by a load, the net elongation is found to be . The load applied, in Newton, will be: ( Given )
Answer: D

Answer: 2
A spherical soap bubble of radius 3 cm is formed inside another spherical soap bubble of radius 6 cm. If the internal pressure of the smaller bubble of radius 3 cm in the above system is equal to the internal pressure of another single soap bubble of radius r cm. The value of r is ___________.
Answer: 2
of a 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 )
Answer: B
A water drop of radius is broken into equal droplets. If surface tension of water is , then the gain in surface energy upto first decimal place will be : (Given )
Answer: C
A drop of liquid of density is floating half immersed in a liquid of density and surface tension . The radius of drop in will be : ()
Answer: A
An air bubble of negligible weight having radius r rises steadily through a solution of density at speed v. The coefficient of viscosity of the solution is given by :
Answer: B
The pressure of the gas in a constant volume gas thermometer is of mercury when placed in melting ice at . When the bulb is placed in a liquid, the pressure becomes of mercury. Temperature of the liquid is : (Given )
Answer: D
The excess pressure inside a liquid drop is . If the radius of the drop is , the surface tension of liquid is . The value of is ___________.
Answer: 500
A water drop of radius falls in a situation where the effect of buoyant force is negligible. Co-efficient of viscosity of air is and its density is negligible as compared to that of water . Terminal velocity of the water drop is : (Take acceleration due to gravity )
Answer: D
A liquid of density flows smoothly through a horizontal pipe that tapers in cross-sectional area from to . The pressure difference between the wide and narrow sections of the pipe is . The rate of flow of liquid is ____ .
Answer: 24
A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen has volume , temperature , pressure and mass . The ratio of number of moles of hydrogen to number of moles of oxygen in the mixture will be: [Take gas constant ]
Answer: B
The current density in a cylindrical wire of radius is . The current through the outer portion of the wire between radial distances and is ____ .
Answer: 48
When a ball is dropped into a lake from a height 4.9 m above the water level, it hits the water with a velocity v and then sinks to the bottom with the constant velocity v. It reaches the bottom of the lake 4.0 s after it is dropped. The approximate depth of the lake is :
Answer: B

Answer: A
The current density in a cylindrical wire of radius is . The current through the outer portion of the wire between radial distances and is ; where x is ________.
Answer: 12

Answer: 25

Answer: 363
If is the density and is coefficient of viscosity of fluid which flows with a speed v in the pipe of diameter d, the correct formula for Reynolds number is :
Answer: C
A heat engine operates with the cold reservoir at temperature 324 K. The minimum temperature of the hot reservoir, if the heat engine takes 300 J heat from the hot reservoir and delivers 180 J heat to the cold reservoir per cycle, is ____________ K.
Answer: 540
The velocity of upper layer of water in a river is . Shearing stress between horizontal layers of water is . Depth of the river is . (Co-efficient of viscosity of water is )
Answer: 100
When a gas filled in a closed vessel is heated by raising the temperature by , its pressure increases by . The initial temperature of the gas is ____ .
Answer: 250
A cylindrical container of volume contains one mole of hydrogen and two moles of carbon dioxide. Assume the temperature of the mixture is . The pressure of the mixture of gases is : [Take gas constant as ]
Answer: C
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 buoyance may be neglected, then the terminal speed attained by the raindrop is : [Density of water and Density of air , g = , Coefficient of viscosity of air = ]
Answer: C