Transmission of Heat

Reason

217

For two plates of equal thickness in

contact (series) the equivalent
thermal conductivity is given by
[AIIMS 1997]

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the

correct option out of the options given below:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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If both assertion and reason are true and the

reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is
not the correct explanation of the assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If the assertion and reason both are false.
If assertion is false but reason is true.
Assertion : A body that is a good radiator is also a
good absorber of radiation at a
given wavelength.
Reason

Assertion : For higher temperature, the peak

emission wavelength of a black
body shifts to lower wavelengths.
Reason

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Peak emission wavelength of a

blackbody is proportional to the
fourth power of temperature. [AIIMS

Assertion : A hollow metallic closed container

maintained
at
a
uniform
temperature can act as a source of
black body radiation.
Reason

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Assertion : If the temperature of a star is doubled

then the rate of loss of heat from it
becomes 16 times.
Reason

Assertion : Temperatures near the sea coast are

moderate.
Reason

Water
has
conductivity.

high

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Reason

Reason
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heat

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all

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Air is a bad conductor of heat.

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Assertion : The equivalent thermal conductivity of

two plates of same thickness in
contact (series) is less than the
smaller
value
of
thermal
conductivity.

The thermal conductivity of brass is

less than that of wood.

The thermal radiations require no

medium for propagation.

Assertion : Snow is better insulator than ice.

Reason

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Assertion : Like
light
radiations,
thermal
radiations are also electromagnetic
radiation.
Reason

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Thermal conductivity is a measure

of ability of the material to allow the
passage of heat through it.

Assertion : A brass tumbler feels much colder

than a wooden tray on a chilly day.
Reason

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[AIIMS 2002]

Assertion : The S.I. unit of thermal conductivity is

watt m1 K-1.
Reason

Assertion : Woolen clothes keep the body warm in

winter.
Reason

[AIIMS

Weins displacement law states that

T (1/ m) .

Rate of radiation of heat is

proportional to the fourth power of
absolute temperature.
[AIIMS 1999, 2002]

The sun is not a black body.

Assertion : Blue star is at high temperature than

red star.
Reason

Air surrounding the fire conducts

more heat upwards.
[AIIMS 2003]

Assertion : Bodies
radiate
temperatures.

with

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thermal

Assertion : It is hotter over the top of a fire than

at the same distance on the sides.

varies

Assertion : The radiation from the suns surface

varies as the fourth power of its
absolute temperature.

[AIIMS 2003]

4.

Specific
heat
temperature.

[AIIMS 1996]

2005]

3.

All metals acts as a black body

[AIIMS 1996]

According to Kirchoffs law the

absorptivity of a body is equal to its
emissivity at a given wavelength.
[AIIMS 2005]

2.

1
1
1

K
K1 K 2

Snow contain air packet and air is

good insulator of heat.

Assertion : Water can be boiled inside satellite by

convection.
Reason

Convection is the process in which

heat is transmitted from a place of
higher temperature to a place of
lower temperature by means of
particles with their migrations from
one place to another.

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Assertion : The absorbance of a perfect black

body is unity.

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Assertion : A man would feel iron or wooden balls

equally hot at 98.4F.

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Higher temperature would mean

higher energy and hence higher
wavelength.

are

Black colour is a good absorber of

heat.

Thermal resistance is the ratio of

temperature difference between the
ends of the conductor and rate of
flow of heat.

Thickness increases because of air

layer enclosed between the two
blankets.

Assertion : Animals curl into a ball, when they

feel very cold.
Reason

Convection
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Radiation (General, Kirchoff's law, Black body)

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Radiation can be transmitted in zigzag motion.

Assertion : Two thin blankets put together are

warmer than a single blanket of
double the thickness.
Reason

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Assertion : Radiation is the speediest mode of

heat transfer.
Reason

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At 98.4F both iron and wood have

same thermal conductivity.

Assertion : Greater is the coefficient of thermal

conductivity of a material, smaller is
the thermal resistance of a rod of
that material.
Reason

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Assertion : All black coloured

objects
considered black bodies.
Reason

21.

A perfect black body when heated

emits radiations of all possible
wavelengths at that temperature.

Assertion : As temperature of a black body is

raised, wavelength corresponding to
maximum energy reduces.
Reason

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Animals by curling their

reduces the surface area.

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l2 1

l1 2

1
1

2
8

(R = Thermal

( Q and are same)

t R

tP RP R / 2 1

tS RS
2R
4

tP

tS 4
1 min.
4 4

resistance

Conduction

order

RP

R1R2
)
R1 R2

5.

(d) For cooking utensils, low specific heat is

preferred for its material as it should need
less heat to raise its temperature and it
should have high conductivity, because, it
should transfer heat quickly.

6.

(d) In steady state there is no absorption of heat

in any position. Heat passes on or is radiated
from its surface. Therefore, in steady state the
temperature of the body does not change with
time but can be different at different points of
the body.

7.

(d) It is the property of material.

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(d) Because steady state has been reached.

9.

(c)

Cu is better conductor than Al and Ag is

better
conductor
than
Hence
Cu .
Al Cu Ag .

(Q / t)1 d1

(Q / t)2 d2

Q
KA

(l / KA)
R
t
l

Assertion & Reason

increasing

(Series resistance RS R1 R2 and parallel

in

(d

resistance)

Graphical Questions

conductivity

Q A d2

t
l
l

Diameter of rod)

4.

(a)

Q
KA

t
l

r 2 is maximum in option (d), hence it

l

will conduct more heat.

Critical Thinking Questions

1.

Q
KA
Q
A r2

t
l
t
l
l

Q1 KA(90 60)

50 KA
t
0.6
and

Q2 KA(150 110)

50 KA
t
0.8

is
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(d) Given A1 A2 and

K1 5

K2 4

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R1 R2

11.

(c)

Q
KA

Thermal gradient
t
x
x

12.

l1
l
l
K
5
2 1 1 .
K1 A K 2 A
l2 K 2 4

(Q / t) 10

25C / cm
KA
0.4

K1 1

K1 K then
K2 3

(a) It is given that

K 2 3K
the temperature of the junction in contact

K 1 1 K 2 2 1 100 3 0 100

=
K1 K 2
1 3
4

25C
Junction
temperature

Q
A

100
C

13.

(a)

Q
0C

KA( 1 2 )t
; in both the cases , A, l
l
and ( 1 2 ) are same so Kt = constant
K1 t1 30 3

= 1.5.
K 2 t2 20 2
Q