PUC Science Class 11 - Karnataka Board PUC Question Bank Solutions for Physics

A concrete slab has a length of 10 m on a winter night when the temperature is 0°C. Find the length of the slab on a summer day when the temperature is 35­°C. The coefficient of linear expansion of concrete is 1.0 × 10^–5 °C^–1.

A metre scale made of steel is calibrated at 20°C to give correct reading. Find the distance between the 50 cm mark and the 51 cm mark if the scale is used at 10°C. Coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.1 × 10^–5 °C^–1.

A railway track (made of iron) is laid in winter when the average temperature is 18°C. The track consists of sections of 12.0 m placed one after the other. How much gap should be left between two such sections, so that there is no compression during summer when the maximum temperature rises to 48°C? Coefficient of linear expansion of iron = 11 × 10^–6 °C^–1.

A circular hole of diameter 2.00 cm is made in an aluminium plate at 0°C. What will be the diameter at 100°C? α for aluminium = 2.3 ×  10^–5 °C^–1.

A pendulum clock shows correct time at 20°C at a place where g = 9.800 m s^–2. The pendulum consists of a light steel rod connected to a heavy ball. It is taken to a different place where g = 9.788 m s^–1. At what temperature will the clock show correct time? Coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 12 × 10^–6 °C^–1.

The volume of a glass vessel is 1000 cc at 20°C. What volume of mercury should be poured into it at this temperature so that the volume of the remaining space does not change with temperature? Coefficients of cubical expansion of mercury and glass are 1.8 × 10^–6 °C^–1 and 9.0 × 10^–6 °C^–1 , respectively.

The densities of wood  and benzene at 0°C are 880 kg m³ and 900 kg m^–3 , respectively. The coefficients of volume expansion are 1.2 × 10^–3 °C^–1 for wood and 1.5 × 10^–3 °C^–1for benzene. At what temperature will a piece of wood just sink in benzene?

A steel rod of length 1 m rests on a smooth horizontal base. If it is heated from 0°C to 100°C, what is the longitudinal strain developed?

A steel wire of cross-sectional area 0.5 mm² is held between two fixed supports. If the wire is just taut at 20°C, determine the tension when the temperature falls to 0°C. Coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.2 × 10^–5 °C^–1 and its Young's modulus is 2.0 × 10^–11 Nm^–2.

A steel ball that is initially at a pressure of 1.0 × 10⁵ Pa is heated from 20°C to 120°C, keeping its volume constant.
Find the pressure inside the ball. Coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 12 × 10^–6 °C^–1and bulk modulus of steel = 1.6 × 10¹¹ Nm^–2.

Calculate the force of gravitation between the earth and the Sun, given that the mass of the earth = 6 × 10²⁴ kg and of the Sun = 2 × 10³⁰ kg. The average distance between the two is 1.5 × 10¹¹ m.

What are the dimensions of volume of a cube of edge a.

What are the dimensions of volume of a sphere of radius a?

What are the dimensions of the ratio of the volume of a cube of edge a to the volume of a sphere of radius a?

If all the terms in an equation have same units, is it necessary that they have same dimensions? If all the terms in an equation have same dimensions, is it necessary that they have same units?

If two quantities have same dimensions, do they represent same physical content?

It is desirable that the standards of units be easily available, invariable, indestructible and easily reproducible. If we use foot of a person as a standard unit of length, which of the above features are present and which are not?

Suggest a way to measure the thickness of a sheet of paper.

A physical quantity is measured and the result is expressed as nu where u is the unit used and n is the numerical value. If the result is expressed in various units then 

Suppose a quantity x can be dimensionally represented in terms of M, L and T, that is, `[ x ] = M^a L^b T^c`.  The quantity mass