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The document describes how to calculate the amount of water that will spill out of a glass when its temperature is raised. It states that both the glass and water will expand as temperature increases. The expansion of the water and glass are calculated separately. The amount spilled is equal to the difference between the water's expansion and the glass's expansion, which is 0.015 liters.

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Solved Queries Thermal Expansion

The document describes how to calculate the amount of water that will spill out of a glass when its temperature is raised. It states that both the glass and water will expand as temperature increases. The expansion of the water and glass are calculated separately. The amount spilled is equal to the difference between the water's expansion and the glass's expansion, which is 0.015 liters.

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Question: A glass of water with volume 1 liter is completely filled at 5°C.

How much water will spill out of


the glass when the temperature is raised to 85°C?
Answer: In this situation, both the glass and the water within will expand as the temperature rises. You
can treat both the glass and the water as a volume expansion. Start by finding the expansion of the water.

In a similar fashion, you can find the expansion of the glass.

The amount of water spilling out is equal to the difference between the water’s expansion and the glass’s
expansion, or 0.015 liters.

1. Two thermometer X shows boiling point of water 220X and freezing point of water
20X and Y shows boiling point of water 120 Y and freezing point of water -40Y. If
thermometer X shows 100X, find the value that thermometer Y shows.

(X-20)/200=(Y-(-40))/160
(X-20)/20=(Y+40)/16
Y=240Y

2. Two matters have specific heat capacities c and 2c. If we give Q and 4Q heat to
these matters, changes in the temperatures of them become equal. If the matter A has
mass m, find the mass of matter B in terms of m.
Heat gained, lost by the matters is found with following formula;
Q=m.c.ΔT
Heat gained by A and B;
Q=mA.c.ΔT
4Q=mB.2c.ΔT
mB=2mA
mB=2m

3. A and B matters have equal masses. Find the ratio of cA/cB.


Q=m.c.ΔT
30=m.cA.(10-0)
30=m.cB(20-0)
cA/cB=2

4.

Table given above shows initial lengths, changes in temperatures and changes in the
length of 3 rods. Find whether these rods are made of same matters or not.
ΔL=L0.α.ΔT
αA=ΔL/2L.ΔT
αB=3.ΔL/3L.2ΔT
αC=ΔL/4L.ΔT
αA=αB>αC
Thus, A and B can be same matter but C is different from them.
5. Three cylinders made of same matter and at same temperature, are placed on a
platform. Same amount of heat given to the cylinders make same amount of change in
their temperature. Find the relation between changes in the lengths of these cylinders.

If we say volume of X is V, then volume of Y is also V and Z is V/2. There is a linear


relation between volumes and mass, we use this relation in solution of the problem.
Q=m.c.ΔTX, ΔTX=T
Q=m.c.ΔTY, ΔTY=T
Q=m/2.c.ΔTZ, ΔTZ=2T
Changes in the lengths of cylinders;
ΔLX=h.α.T=ΔL
ΔLY=2h.α.T=2ΔL
ΔLZ=h.α.2T=2ΔL
ΔLY=ΔLZ>ΔLX

1. If Celsius thermometer shows the temperature of air 300C, find the temperature of air
in Fahrenheit thermometer.
T(K)=T(C)+273
T=30+273=3030K
C/100=(F-32)/180
30/100=(F-32)/180
F=860F
2. Find heat required to make 5g ice at -200C to water at 300C. (cice=0,5cal/g.0C,
Lice=80cal/g, cwater=1cal/g.0C)

Heat required to make ice at -200C to ice at 00C ;


Q1=m.cice.ΔT=5.0,5.20
Q1=50cal.
Heat required to make it melt;
Q2=m.Lice=5.80
Q2=400cal.
Heat to make it water at 300C;
Q3=m.cwater.ΔT=5.1.30
Q3=150cal
Qtotal=Q1+Q2+Q3=50+400+150=600cal

3. Two taps fill the water tank with different flow rates. Tap A fills the tank in 1 hour and
tap B fills the tank in 3 hour If we open two taps together, find the final temperature of
the water in the tank.
Flow rates of taps;
VA=3VB
3m.c.(T-10)=m.c(50-T)
T=200C

4. When we decrease the temperatures of the rods ΔT, relation between the final
lengths of rods becomes; L1<L2<L3. Find the
relation between αA, αB and αC.

Since change in length of the rod 1 is larger than the rod 2;


αA<αB
Since change in length of the rod 2 is larger than the rod 3;
αC<αA
αC<αA<αB
5. Length vs. temperature graph of A, B and C is given below. Find the relation between
λA, λB and λC.
Slope of the graph=ΔL/ΔT=L0.λ
Initial length of A is larger than C but slopes of them are equal, so;
λC>λA
B and C have same length but slopes of them are different.
λB >λC
λB >λC>λA
Solution

ΔL = 10 × 10−6 × 300 × 23 = 0.69 m=69 cm

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