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1 litre of oxygen at a pressure of 1 atmosphere and 2 litres of nitrogen at a pressure of 0.5 atmosphere are introduced in a vessel of 1 litre capacity without any change in temperature. The total pressure in atmosphere is

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this case, Initial pressure of oxygen $=$ 1 atm and initial volume of oxygen $=$ 1 lit
Initial pressure of nitrogen $=$ 0.5 atm and inititial volume of nitrogen $=$ 2 lit
Since temperature is constant, pressure (P) and volume (V) of the combined gas will be
$PV = P _{oxygen}V _{oxygen} + P _{nitrogen}V _{nitrogen}$
Given, volume of combined gas $=$ 1 lit.
${P}{(1)}={(1)}{(1)}+{(0.5)}{(2)}$
${P} ={2}$ atm
Putting all these values we get pressure of the combined gas $=$ 2 atm

A drop of alcohol is introduced into the vaccum space of mercury barometer completely evaporates and then slightly lowers the height of the barometer. If the barometer tube is raised from this position, the height of the barometer will

  1. fall

  2. rise

  3. remains stationery

  4. falls first and then rises


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since on raising the tube, the volume of vacuum will decrease and hence pressure due to alcohol will decrease. Since the pressure at the base must be equal to atmospheric pressure, to compensate for the decrease in pressure due to alcohol expansion, mercury in tube will rise but will never reach 76mm since pressure due to vaporized alcohol will never be 0.

An ideal gas is trapped between Hg thread of $12\ cm$ and the closed lower end of a narrow vertical tube of uniform cross section. Length of the air column is $20.5\ cm$, when the open end is kept upward. If the tube is making $30^{0}$with the horizontal then the length of the air column is (assuming temperature to be constant and atmospheric pressure = $76\ cm$ of $Hg$) 

  1. $22\ cm$

  2. $18\ cm

  3. $24\ cm$

  4. $20.2\ cm$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Assuming the process to be isothermal, we can sa for an ideal gas,


${ P } _{ 1 }{ V } _{ 1 }={ P } _{ 2 }{ V } _{ 2 }$

$(76+12)(20.5)=(76+12sin({ 30 }^{ 0 }))l$, since in second case, the vertical height of mercury column will be $12sin({ 30 }^{ 0 })$.

This gives $l=22cm$.

Two identical containers A and B with frictionless pistons contain the same ideal gas at the same temperature and same volume 'V'. The mass of the gas in A is $m _{A}$ and that in B is '$m _{B}$' . The gas in each cylinder is now allowed to expand isothermally to the final volume 2V. The changes in the pressure in A and B are found to be $\Delta P$ and 1.5$\Delta P$ respectively. Then

  1. $4m _{A} = 9m _{B}$

  2. $2m _{A} = 3m _{B}$

  3. $3m _{A} = 2m _{B}$

  4. $9m _{A} = 4m _{B}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Since it is isothermal, the Temperature T is constant and as both the gases are expanded to the same volume 2V, in the gas equation PV=nRT, V cancels out.
$\dfrac { P }{ m } =Constant\\ \dfrac { \Delta p }{ { m } _{ A } } =\dfrac { 1.5\Delta p }{ { m } _{ B } } \\ \therefore { m } _{ B }=1.5{ m } _{ A }\\ \therefore 2{ m } _{ B }=3{ m } _{ A }$

What should be the percentage increase in the pressure so that the volume of a gas may decrease by 5% at constant teperature.

  1. 5%

  2. 10%

  3. 5.26%

  4. 4.26%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If initial volume = v, final volume = $\dfrac{95v}{100}$
If P1 = initial pressure, P2 (final pressure) =$\dfrac{100P _1}{95}$
So increase in pressure = $\dfrac{100P _1}{95 - P _1} = \dfrac{5P _1}{95}$
So, percentage increase in pressure = $5\times \dfrac{100}{95} = 5.26%$

A given mass of ideal gas has volume (V) at pressure (P) and the room temperature. If its pressure is first increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% (both at constant temperature only), the volume becomes.

  1. 4V/3

  2. 3V/4

  3. V

  4. 4V/5


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

${ P } _{ 1 }{ V } _{ 1 }={ P } _{ 2 }{ V } _{ 2 }\ First\quad increased\quad by\quad 50\quad i.e\quad { P } _{ 2 }=1.5{ P } _{ 1 }\ { V } _{ 2 }=\dfrac { 1 }{ 1.5 } { V } _{ 1 }\ Now\quad decreased\quad by\quad 50\quad i.e\quad { P } _{ 3 }=\dfrac { { P } _{ 2 } }{ 2 } =\dfrac { 1.5 }{ 2 } { P } _{ 1 }\ { P } _{ 2 }{ V } _{ 2 }={ P } _{ 3 }V _{ 3 }\ V _{ 3 }=2{ V } _{ 2 }\ V _{ 3 }=\dfrac { 2 }{ 1.5 } { V } _{ 1 }\ V _{ 3 }=\dfrac { 20 }{ 15 } { V } _{ 1 }=\dfrac { 4 }{ 3 } { V } _{ 1 }$

An air bubble rises from the bottom to the surface of lake and it is found that its diameter is doubled. If the height of water barometer is 11m, the depth of the lake in meters is

  1. 70m

  2. 77m

  3. 7.7m

  4. 78m


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We know,
P1V1 = P2V2
At the top of the lake P1 = $P _o$ (say)
If h = height of the lake then,
($P _o$ + $\rho g h ) (4/3) \pi r^3$= $P _o$ $(4/3) 8 \pi r^3$
Solving we get, h = 7$P _0$/ $\rho$ g
Now, $P _o$ = 1 X 9.8 X 11
Considering density of water = 1,
we get, h = 11 x 7 = 77 m

When an air bubble of radius r rises from the bottom to the surface of a lake, its radius becomes 5r / 4 ( the pressure of the atmosphere is equal to the 10m height of water column).If the temperature is constant and the surface tension is neglected, the depth of the lake is

  1. 3.53m

  2. 6.53m

  3. 9.53m

  4. 12.53m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In this case, (4/3) $\pi r^3(p _0 +p _1)$ = (4/3) $\pi r^3 (5^3/4^3)P _0$
where, $P _0$ = atm pressure, $P _1$ = water pressure
Rearranging, we get, $P _1 = [(5^3/4^3) - 1] P _0$
Or, $\rho g H = (61/64) P _0$
Or, H = $(61/64) P _0/\rho g$
$P _0 $= 10g and $\rho$ of water = 1
Putting these values we get, H = 9.53m

Assertion: As an air bubble rises from the bottom of a lake, its sizes increases.

Reason: The obervation is in accordance with Boyle's Law

  1. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct and R gives the correct explanation

  2. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct but R doesn't give the correct explanation

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As process takes place at constant temperature, therefore, when air bubble rises upwards pressure decreases therefore volume of air bubble will definitely increase.
Assertion is true and reason is correct explaination of it.
option(A) is correct

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.