Question 1

A child has a temperature of 104°F.What is the temperature in degrees kelvin?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 
B) 406 
C) 401 
D) 313 
E) 349 
A) 40 
B) 406 
C) 401 
D) 313 
E) 349

Question 2

A student has written the equation below to convert a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit into Kelvins.What is wrong with this equation?

Accepted Answer

A) The factor in front of TF should be   . 
B) The numerical factor   should multiply (TF − 32). 
C) An additional 273.15 Kelvins must be added to the right side of the equation. 
D) All the corrections above are required. 
E) Only corrections (b)and (c)are required. 
A) The factor in front of TF should be   . 
B) The numerical factor   should multiply (TF − 32). 
C) An additional 273.15 Kelvins must be added to the right side of the equation. 
D) All the corrections above are required. 
E) Only corrections (b)and (c)are required.

Question 3

Equal masses of hydrogen and helium gas are at the same temperature in vessels of equal volume.The atomic mass of helium is four times that of hydrogen.If the total mass of both gases is the same,the ratio of the pressure of helium (He)to that of hydrogen (H2)is

Accepted Answer

A)    . 
B)    . 
C) 1. 
D) 2. 
E) 4. 
A)    . 
B)    . 
C) 1. 
D) 2. 
E) 4.

Question 4

A beaker is filled to the 500 ml mark with alcohol.What increase in volume (in ml)does the beaker contain when the temperature changes from 5° C to 30° C? (Neglect the expansion of the beaker,evaporation of alcohol and absorption of water vapor by alcohol. )βalcohol = 1.12 × 10−4/°C

Accepted Answer

A) 0.47 
B) 0.93 
C) 1.4 
D) 1.7 
E) 2.5 
A) 0.47 
B) 0.93 
C) 1.4 
D) 1.7 
E) 2.5

Question 5

A thermometer registers a change in temperature of 100°F.What change in temperature does this correspond to on the Kelvin Scale?

Accepted Answer

A) 453 
B) 328 
C) 180 
D) 55.6 
E) 24.5 
A) 453 
B) 328 
C) 180 
D) 55.6 
E) 24.5

Question 6

When the coefficient of linear expansion,α,and the temperature change,Tf − Ti,are large,a length Li of a solid substance expands in length to

Accepted Answer

A) Lf = αLi(Tf - Ti). 
B) Lf = Li[1 + α(Tf - Ti)]. 
C) Lf = Li[1 + ln(α(Tf - Ti))]. 
D)    . 
E)    . 
A) Lf = αLi(Tf - Ti). 
B) Lf = Li[1 + α(Tf - Ti)]. 
C) Lf = Li[1 + ln(α(Tf - Ti))]. 
D)    . 
E)    .

Question 7

Two thermometers are calibrated,one in degrees Celsius and the other in degrees Fahrenheit.At what temperature (in kelvins)do their readings measure the same temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) 218.15 
B) 233.15 
C) 273.15 
D) 40.15 
E) 0 
A) 218.15 
B) 233.15 
C) 273.15 
D) 40.15 
E) 0

Exam 19: Temperature

A child has a temperature of 104°F.What is the temperature in degrees kelvin?

A student has written the equation below to convert a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit into Kelvins.What is wrong with this equation?

Equal masses of hydrogen and helium gas are at the same temperature in vessels of equal volume.The atomic mass of helium is four times that of hydrogen.If the total mass of both gases is the same,the ratio of the pressure of helium (He)to that of hydrogen (H2)is

A beaker is filled to the 500 ml mark with alcohol.What increase in volume (in ml)does the beaker contain when the temperature changes from 5° C to 30° C? (Neglect the expansion of the beaker,evaporation of alcohol and absorption of water vapor by alcohol. )βalcohol = 1.12 × 10−4/°C

A thermometer registers a change in temperature of 100°F.What change in temperature does this correspond to on the Kelvin Scale?

When the coefficient of linear expansion,α,and the temperature change,Tf − Ti,are large,a length Li of a solid substance expands in length to

Two thermometers are calibrated,one in degrees Celsius and the other in degrees Fahrenheit.At what temperature (in kelvins)do their readings measure the same temperature?

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Equal masses of hydrogen and helium gas are at the same temperature in vessels of equal volume.The atomic mass of helium is four times that of hydrogen.If the total mass of both gases is the same,the ratio of the pressure of helium (He)to that of hydrogen (H₂)is

A beaker is filled to the 500 ml mark with alcohol.What increase in volume (in ml)does the beaker contain when the temperature changes from 5° C to 30° C? (Neglect the expansion of the beaker,evaporation of alcohol and absorption of water vapor by alcohol. )β_alcohol = 1.12 × 10−⁴/°C

When the coefficient of linear expansion,α,and the temperature change,T_f − T_i,are large,a length L_i of a solid substance expands in length to