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The temperature of a black body is increased by $50\%$ . Then the percentage of increase of radiation is approximately

  1. 100%

  2. 25%

  3. 400%

  4. 500%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

By $Stefan's$ $Law$,

Power = ${\sigma A {T}^{4}}$ for a black body
$\sigma$ is known as Stefan's constant
$\dfrac{P _1}{P _2}$ = $\dfrac{ T _1^4}{ T _2^4}$
${T _2}$ = $\dfrac{3 T _1}{2}$
$\dfrac{T _1^4}{T _2^4}$= $\dfrac{16}{81}$
By the above equations we get
$P _2$=$\dfrac{81 P _1}{16}$
Percentage increase in radiation = $\dfrac{P _2 - P _1}{P _1}$ x $100$ = $406.25$%

The wave length corresponding to maximum intensity of radiation emitted by a star is $289.8$nm. The intensity of radiation for the star is :

(Stefans constant $=$ 5.6x10$^{-8}Wm^{-2}K^{-4}$, Wien's displacement constant = $2898 \times 10^{-6} mK$ )

  1. 5.67 x 10$^{8}Wm^{-2}$

  2. 5.67 x 10$^{4}Wm^{-2}$

  3. 10.67 x 10$^{7}Wm^{-2}$

  4. 10.67 x 10$^{4}Wm^{-2}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Given, Wavelength corresponding to maximum radiation $=289.8nm$
Stefans constant$=5.6\times 10^{-8}Wm^{-2}K^{-4}$
From Wien's law,
$\lambda _{max} T$= constant (b)
$b=2898\times 10^{-6}$
$\lambda _{max}=289.8$
$\therefore$ $T=\frac{b}{\lambda _{max}}=\frac{2898\times 10^{-6}}{289.8\times 10^{-9}}=10^4 K$

Intensity of radiation E
$E=\sigma T^4=5.6\times 10^{-8}\times 10^{16}= 5.6\times 10^8 Wm^{-2}$

All bodies emit heat energy from their surfaces by virtue of their temperature. This heat energy is called radiant energy of thermal radiation. The heat that we receive from the sun is transferred to us by a process which, unlike conduction or convection, does not require the help of a medium in the intervening space which is almost free of particles. Radiant energy travels in space as electromagnetic spectrum. Thermal radiations travel through vacuum with the speed of light. Thermal radiations obey the same laws of reflection and refraction as light does. They exhibit the phenomena of interference, diffraction and polarization as light does.
The emission of radiation from a hot body is expressed in terms of that emitted from a reference body (called the black body) at the same temperature. A black body absorbs and hence emits radiations of all wavelengths. The total energy E emitted by a unit area of a black body per second is given by $E =\sigma T^{4}$ where T is the absolute temperature of the body and $\sigma $ is a constant known as Stefans constant. If the body is not a perfect black body, then $E =\varepsilon \sigma  T^{4}$where $\varepsilon $ is the emissivity of the body.

From stefan-Boltzmann law, the dimensions of Stefans constant $\sigma $ are :

  1. $ML^{-2}T^{-2}K^{-4}$

  2. $ML^{-1}T^{-2}K^{-4}$

  3. $MLT^{-3}K^{-4}$

  4. $ML^{0}T^{-3}K^{-4}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Stefan's law:
$E = \sigma T^{4}$ 
$\sigma = E/ T^{4}$
$E = energy/(area*time) = ( M L^{2} T^{-2} )/ ( L^{2} T)$
$\sigma =  M T^{-3} K^{-4}$

The power radiated by a black body is $P$ and it radiates maximum energy around the wavelength $\lambda  _{o}$ . If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy around a wavelength $3\lambda  _{o}/4$ , the power radiated by it will increase by a factor of :

  1. $4/3$

  2. $16/9$

  3. $64/27$

  4. $256/81$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
From Wein's displacement law, we know that ${\lambda} _{max}{T}={CONSTANT}$

So, let us assume that initial temperature of the body be ${T} _{1}$
and by changing the temperature from ${T} _{1}   \ to \  {T}$, wavelength will change from $\lambda$ to $\dfrac{3{\lambda}}{4}$,so applying the above relation,

${\lambda} _{0}{T} _{1}=\dfrac{3{\lambda} _{0}}{4}{T}$

Hence, ${T}=\dfrac{4}{3}T _1$

and we know that ${P}={e}{{T}^{4}}$

So, ${P'}=\dfrac{256}{81}P$

The rays of sun are focussed on a piece of ice through a lens of diameter $5$ cm, as a result of which $10$ grams of ice melts in $10$ min. The amount of heat received from Sun is (per unit area per min)

  1. 4 $cal/cm^{2} : min$

  2. 40 $cal/cm^{2} : min$

  3. 4 $J/cm^{2} : min$

  4. 400 $J/cm^{2} : min$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The latent heat of fusion is $80cal/g$.

So heat received per unit times is $10g\times 80cal g^{-1}/ 10min=80cal/min$
The are is $\pi r^2=\pi\times(2.5)^2cm^2\approx 20cm^2$
So, amountof heat per unit area per unit time is $80/20=4cal/cm^2\ min$

The emissive power of a sphere of radius $5$cm coated with lamp black is $1500$Wm$^{-2}$. The amount of energy radiated per second is.

  1. 15.7 J

  2. 3.14 J

  3. 47.10 J

  4. 4.71 J


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We know that emissive power is given as: ${E}={\sigma}{T}^{4}$
${T}^{4}=\dfrac{E}{\sigma}$
${T}=\dfrac{1500}{5.67\times{10}^{-8}}=403.29 K$
Now, we know that radiation from the surface is given as $E=\sigma \epsilon A{ T }^{ 4 }$
${E}={5.67\times{10}^{-8}\times4\times{\pi}\times{0.05}^{2}\times{403.29}^{4}}=47.15 J $

Match the physical quantities given in Column I with their dimensional formula given in ColumnII

Column-I Column-II
(a) Thermal conductivity (p) is a dimensionless quantity
(b) Stefans constant (q) $ML^{o}T^{o}K$
(c) Wiens constant (r) $ML^2T^{-3}K^{-1}$
(d) Emissivity (s) $ML^{o}T^{-3}K^{-4}$
  1. a-s, b-r, c-p, d-q

  2. a-r, b-s, c-q, d-p

  3. a-s, b-q, c-r, d-p

  4. a-p, b-q, c-r, d-s


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Thermal resistance $=\dfrac{kelvin}{watt}$
Unit of power is watt so power = force$\times$ velocity
Force = mass$\times$acceleration = M$\times$$\dfrac{m}{{sec}^{2}}$
Force = $ML{T}^{-2}$
Power = $M{L}^{2}{T}^{-3}$
So, Thermal resistance $={M}^{-1}{L}^{-2}{T}^{3}{\theta}$
and we know that relation between conductivity and resistevity is that they are reciprocal to each other,so thermal conductivity =${M}^{1}{L}^{2}{T}^{-3}{\theta}^{-1}$

Stefan's constant $=5.64\times$${10}^{-8}$$\dfrac { w }{ { m }^{ 2 }{ k }^{ 4 } } $
$\sigma$=${ M{ L }^{ 0 }{ T }^{ -3 }{ \theta  }^{ 4 } }$

Wein's constant: ${\lambda}{\theta}$ = constant = [$L{\theta}$]

Emissivity is define as the ration of two same quantity so it is dimensionless.

A black body emits maximum radiation of wavelength $\displaystyle \lambda _{1}=2000A $ at a certain temperature $\displaystyle T _{1} $ On increasing the temperature the total energy of radiation emitted is increased $16$ times at temperature $\displaystyle T _{2} $ If $\displaystyle \lambda _{2} $ is the wavelength corresponding to which maximum radiation emitted at temperature  $\displaystyle T _{2} $ Calculate the value of $\displaystyle \left ( \frac{\lambda _{1}}{\lambda _{2}} \right ) $

  1. $2:1$

  2. $1:2$

  3. $3:4$

  4. $4:3$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The rate of radiation, emitted by per unit area of a body at temperature $T$ , is given by Stefan-Boltzmann's law as,

   $E\propto T^{4}$ ,
hence , $E _{1}/E _{2}=(T _{1}/T _{2})^{4}$ ,
given , $E _{2}=16E _{1}$ ,
therefore ,
            $E _{1}/16E _{1}=(T _{1}/T _{2})^{4}$ ,
or         $T _{2}/T _{1}=2$ ,
now by Wein's law ,
            $\lambda _{m}\propto 1/T$ ,
hence  $\lambda _{m1}/\lambda _{m2}=T _{2}/T _{1}$ ,
therefore ,  $\lambda _{m1}/\lambda _{m2}=T _{2}/T _{1}=2$ ,
               

All bodies emit heat energy from their surfaces by virtue of their temperature. This heat energy is called radiant energy of thermal radiation. The heat that we receive from the sun is transferred to us by a process which, unlike conduction or convection, does not require the help of a medium in the intervening space which is almost free of particles. Radiant energy travels in space as electromagnetic spectrum. Thermal radiations travel through vacuum with the speed of light. Thermal radiations obey the same laws of reflection and refraction as light does. They exhibit the phenomena of interference, diffraction and polarisation as light does.
The emission of radiation from a hot body is expressed in terms of that emitted from a reference body (called the black body) at the same temperature. A black body absorbs and hence emits radiations of all wavelengths. The total energy $E$ emitted by a unit area of a black body per second is given by $E =\sigma T^{4}$ where $T$ is the absolute temperature of the body and $\sigma $ is a constant known as Stefan's constant. If the body is not a perfect black body, then $E =\varepsilon \sigma  T^{4}$where $\varepsilon $ is the emissivity of the body.

In which region of the electromagnetic spectrum do thermal radiations lie?

  1. Visible region

  2. Infrared region

  3. Ultraviolet region

  4. Microwave region


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Stefan's law states:
$E = \sigma T^{4}$ 
Normally temperature of a body never exceeds more than 1000K. 
As the temperature is quite less compared to the sun's temperature. Photons of this radiation have less energy and hence greater wavelength and fall into infrared region.
Alternately by Wein's displacement law
$ \lambda _{max} T = constant$
By applying above law on sun and normal body, wavelength of normal thermal radiation falls in infrared region.

All bodies emit heat energy from their surfaces by virtue of their temperature. This heat energy is called radiant energy of thermal radiation. The heat that we receive from the sun is transferred to us by a process which, unlike conduction or convection, does not require the help of a medium in the intervening space which is almost free of particles. Radiant energy travels in space as electromagnetic spectrum. Thermal radiations travel through vacuum with the speed of light. Thermal radiations obey the same laws of reflection and refraction as light does. They exhibit the phenomena of interference, diffraction and polarization as light does.
The emission of radiation from a hot body is expressed in terms of that emitted from a reference body (called the black body) at the same temperature. A black body absorbs and hence emits radiations of all wavelengths. The total energy E emitted by a unit area of a black body per second is given by $E =\sigma T^{4}$ where T is the absolute temperature of the body and $\sigma $ is a constant known as Stefan's constant. If the body is not a perfect black body, then $E =\varepsilon \sigma  T^{4}$where $\varepsilon $ is the emissivity of the body.

What is the SI unit of Stefan's constant?

  1. $Js^{-1}K^{-4}$

  2. $Wm^{-1}K^{-4}$

  3. $Wm^{-2}K^{-4}$

  4. $Jm^{-2}K^{-4}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Stefan's law:
$E = \sigma T^{4}$ 
$\sigma = E/ T^{4}$
$E = energy/(area*time) = W m^{-2}$
$\sigma =  W m^{-2} K^{-4}$