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An air bubble rises from the bottom of a deep lake the radius of the air bubble near the surface is 'r'. Choose the appropriate radius of the air bubble.

a) r/2 at depth 30m 

b) r/2 at depth 70m

c) r/3 at depth 140m 

d) r/3 at depth 260m

  1. a,c

  2. a,d

  3. b,c

  4. b,d


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

At a depth of h water pressure will be
${P} _{h} = {P} _{a} + \rho gh$                eq(1)
where 
$\rho  =1000 kg/{m}^{3}$
$g  = 9.81 m/{s}^{2} $
$h = \text{depth  of  water  bubble}$
${P} _{a} = {10}^{5}Pa$

initially bubble is below water at h, so
${P} _{1} = {P} _{h}$
finally it rises to surface of lake so
${P} _{2} = {P} _{a}$

we assume that temperature is constant when it is rising from bottom to surface
by ideal gas equation
${P} _{1}{V} _{1} = {P} _{2}{V} _{2}$

volume can be written as $V = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi {r}^{3}$
where r is radius.
${P} _{h} \times \dfrac{4}{3}\pi {r} _{h}^{3} = {P} _{a} \times \dfrac{4}{3}\pi {r} _{s}^{3}$
${r} _{h} = {(\dfrac{{P} _{a}}{{P} _{h}})}^{1/3} r$
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{{(\frac{{P} _{h}}{{P} _{a}})}^{1/3}}$
by eq(1)
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{{(\dfrac{{P} _{a} +  \rho gh}{{P} _{a}})}^{1/3}}$
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{{(1 + 0.0981h)}^{1/3}}$              eq(2)

(a) at depth 30m
h = 30m
put h=30 in eq(2)
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{1.5}$
false

(b) at depth 70m
h = 70m
put h=70 in eq(2)
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{2}$
true

(c) at depth 140m
h = 140m
put h=140 in eq(2)
${r} _{h} = \dfrac{r}{2.4}$
false

(d) at depth 260m
h = 260m
put h=260 in eq(2)
${r} _{h} = \frac{r}{3}$
true

Answer is D.

A barometer reads 75 cm of mercury. When 2.0cm$^{3}$ of air at atmospheric pressure is introduced into space above the mercury level, the volume of the space becomes 50cm$^{3}$. The length by which the mercury column descends is

  1. 3 cm of Hg

  2. 6 cm of Hg

  3. 30 cm of Hg

  4. 10 cm of Hg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the new pressure inside be $P$ after air introduced.

For the air,
$P _1V _1=P _2V _2$
$\implies P(50)=(75)(2)$
$\implies P=3\ cm\  of\ Hg$

Boyle's law is applicable when

a) temperature is constant

b) gas is at high temperature and low pressure

c) the vessel enclosing the gas is good conductor

d) the process is isothermal

  1. a & b

  2. b,c & d

  3. a,b & c

  4. a,b,c & d


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(a) Temperature must be constant to apply boyle's law
(b)From vanderwaal's equation when non idealities of a gas is undertaken then we can apply boyle's only when temperture is high and pressure is low
(c)Vessel enclosing must be a good conductor so there is no any possibilities of adiabatic process
(d) Temperature must be constant therefore, process must be isothermal
Hence all are correct
Hence option(D)

How many degrees of freedom the gas molecules have if under STP the gas density $\rho = 1.3 kg/m^3$ and the velocity of sound propagation in it is $330 ms^{-1}$?

  1. $3$

  2. $5$

  3. $7$

  4. $8$


Correct Option: B

At room temperature (27$^0$ C) the rms speed of the moleculesof certain diatomic gas is found to be 1920 ms$^{-1}$ then the molecule is:

  1. $H _2$

  2. $F _2$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $Cl _2$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Let the room temperature is $T = 27^0C=27+273=300K$
Now, $V _{rms}=\sqrt{\dfrac{3RT}{m}}$
$\Rightarrow M=\dfrac{3RT}{V _{rms}^2}$
By putting the value we get,
$M=\dfrac{3\times8.314\times300}{1920^2}=2\times10^{-3}kg=2g$
Thus, it is an Hydrogen.

If temperature of body increases by 10%, then increase in radiated energy of the body is :

  1. 10 %

  2. 40 %

  3. 46 %

  4. 1000 %


Correct Option: C

The law of equipartition of energy was given by :

  1. Claussius

  2. Maxwell

  3. Boltzmann

  4. Carnot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The law is given by Claussius which states that for any dynamical system in a thermal equilibrium, the total energy is equally divided among the degrees of freedom.

The value of $\gamma$ for gas X is 1.66, then x is :

  1. Ne

  2. O$ _3$

  3. N$ _2$

  4. H$ _2$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given that value of gamma is 1.66 i.e $\dfrac{5}{3}$ which implies that it is a monoatomic gas, and Neon (Ne) is the only monoatomic gas among the given options.

Gas exerts pressure on the walls of container because the molecules-

  1. Are loosing the kinetic energy

  2. Are getting stuck to the walls

  3. Are transferring their momentum to walls

  4. Are accelerated toward walls.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gas molecules are in random motion having some momentum and while colliding with the walls they transfer their momentum to the walls and this collective transfer of momentum from all the molecules to the walls appears as pressure exerted by gas on the container wall.