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REVISION ASSIGNMENT JEE (Main + Advanced) 2024

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PHYSICS REVISION ASSIGNMENT # (THERMAL EXPANSION)

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 15 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. A copper rod of length l1 and an iron rod of length l2 are always maintained at the same common temperature
T. If the difference (l2 – l1) is 15 cm and is independent of the value of T, the l1 and l2 have the values
(given the linear coefficient of expansion for copper and iron are 2.0 × 10–6 C–1 and 1.0 × 10–6 C–1
respectively) :-
(A) l1 = 15 cm, l2 = 30 cm (B) l1 = 30 cm, l2 = 15 cm
(C) l1 = 10 cm, l2 = 25 cm (D) l1 = 25 cm, l2 = 10 cm
2. The loss in weight of a solid when immersed in a liquid at 0°C is W0 and at t°C is W. If cubical
coefficient of expansion of the solid and the liquid by gS and g 1 respectively, then W is equal to :
(A) W0 [1 + ( gs – gl) t] (B) W0 [1 - (gs – gl)t]
(C) W0 [(g s – gl) t] (D) W0t/(gs – gl)
3. A solid ball is completely immersed in a liquid. The coefficients of volume expansion of the ball and
liquid are 3 × 10–6 and 8 × 10–6 per °C respectively. The percentage change in upthrust when the
temperature is increased by 100 °C is
(A) 0.5 % (B) 0.11 % (C) 1.1 % (D) 0.05 %
4. Two vertical glass tubes filled with a liquid are connected by a capillary
tube as shown in the figure. The tube on the left is put in an ice bath at
0°C while the tube on the right is kept at 30°C in a water bath. The
difference in the levels of the liquid in the two tubes is 4 cm while the
height of the liquid column at 0°C is 120 cm. The coefficient of volume
expansion of liquid is (Ignore expansion of glass tube)
(A) 22 × 10–4/°C (B) 1.1 × 10–4/°C
(C) 11 × 10–4/°C (D) 2.2 × 10–4/°C
5. A liquid of volumetric thermal expansion coefficient = g and bulk modulus B is filled in a spherical tank
of negligible heat expansion coefficient. Its radius is R and wall thickness is ‘t’ (t << R). When the
temperature of the liquid is raised by q, the tensile stress developed in the walls of the tank is :
(A) BgqR/2t (B) BgqR/t (C) 2BgqR/t (D) BgqR/4t
6. The height of mercury column measured with a brass scale at temperature t1 is n1 units. Height of the
mercury column measured by brass scale at t = 0°C is n2 units. The coefficient of linear expansion of
brass is a and coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is g. (Assume the expansion in area of vessel
containing mercury is negligible). n2 =
n1 (1 + a t1 ) n1 (1 - g t1 ) n1 (1 - a t1 )
(A) n1 (1 – at1) (B) (C) (D)
1 + (g / 3)t1 (1 - a t1 ) (1 - g t1 )
7. Three rods of equal length l are joined to form an equilateral triangle PQR. O is the mid point of PQ.
Distance OR remains same for small change in temperature. Coefficient of linear expansion for PR and
RQ is same, i.e., a2 but that for PQ is a1. Then–
R

P Q
O

(A) a2 = 3a1 (B) a2 = 4a1 (C) a1 = 3a2 (D) a1 = 4a2

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8. A beaker of volume V is completely filled with a liquid of density r . The temperature of the system is
increased by T K. Find the mass of liquid overflown if volumetric thermal expansion coefficient of
beaker is g and of the liquid is thrice that of beaker.
2gVTr 2 gVTr 3gVTr
(A) 2gVTr (B) (C) (D)
(1 + 3gT) 1 + 2gT 1 + gT
9. A sphere of radius 0.049 m and mass 0.596 kg floats in a liquid bath at 0°C. The density of liquid at 0°C
is 1.25 × 103 kg/m3. If the temperature of the bath is raised to 40°C, the sphere just begins to sink. The
volume coefficient of liquid is (Neglect expansion of solid)
(A) 8.3 × 10– 4°C–1 (B) 1.3 × 10– 4°C–1 (C) 4.15 × 10– 4°C–1 (D) 2.8 × 10– 4°C–1
10. In order to compensate for deviations caused by temperature changes,
a pendulum clock uses a large cylindrical glass tube filled with mercury
(volumetric coefficient of expansion bmercury) as a pendulum bob. This l
rod

tube is held by a rod and bracket made of brass (linear coefficient of

expansion abrass) as shown in figure. The combined length of the rod bracket

and bracket is l (measured from the point of suspension of the mercury h

pendulum). Neglecting the mass of the brass and the glass and neglecting Pendulum with a temperature compensator
the expansion of the glass, find the height of the mercury in the glass
tube must be so that the centre of mass of the mercury is to remain at a
fixed distance from the point of suspension, regardless of temperature.

æ 4a ö æ 3a ö æ 3a ö æ 2a ö
(A) h = çç 3b ÷÷ l
brass
(B) h = çç brass ÷÷ l (C) h = çç ÷÷ l (D) h = çç brass ÷÷ l
brass

è mercury ø 2b
è bmercury ø è mercury ø è bmercury ø
11. The temperature T on a thermometric scale is defined in terms of a property K by the relation
T= a lnK + b where a and b are constants. The values of K is found to be 2 and 8 at the ice point and
steam point respectively. Temperature corresponding to K=4 is
(A) 500C (B) 37.50C (C) 260C (D) 12.50C
12. A copper ring has a diameter of exactly 25 mm at its temperature of 0°C. An aluminium sphere has a
diameter of exactly 25.05 mm at its temperature of 100°C. The sphere is placed on top of the ring and
two are allowed to come to thermal equilibrium, no heat being lost to the surrounding. The sphere just
passes through the ring at the equilibrium temperature. The ratio of the mass of the sphere & ring is:
(given : aCu = 17 × 10–6 /°C, aAl = 2.3 × 10–5 /°C, specific heat of Cu = 0.0923 Cal/g°C and specific heat
of Al = 0.215 cal/g°C)
(A) 1/5 (B) 23/108 (C) 23/54 (D) 216/23
13. A brass rod is 69.5 cm long and an aluminum rod is 49.0 cm long when both rods are at an initial temperature
of 0ºC. The rods are placed in line with a gap of 1.5cm between them. The distance between the far ends of
the rods is maintained at 120.0 cm throughout. The temperature is raised until the two rods are barely in
contact. The coefficients of linear expansion of brass and aluminum are 2.0 × 10–5 K–1 and 2.4 × 10–5 K–1
respectively. In figure, the temperature at which contact of the rods barely occurs, in ºC, is closest to :
120.0cm

69.5cm 49.0cm
brass aluminium
(A) 585 (B) 555 (C) 526 (D) 614

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14. A rod of length l, coefficient of thermal expansion a is heated by a temperature

difference DT. It was constrained between two walls at a distance l. As a
result, it bends to form a circular arc. The radius of arc is :
l
l l
(A) (B)
2aDT 6aDT
R R
l l
(C) (D)
2 6aDT 3 3aDT
15. In a certain experiment, it was necessary to be able to move a small radioactive source at selected,
extremely slow speeds. This was accomplished by fastening the source to one end of an aluminum
rod [aAl = 2.3 × 10–5/°C] and heating the central section of the rod in a controlled way. If the effective
heated section of the rod is shown in the Figure, at what constant rate must the temperature of the rod
be made to change if the source is to move at a constant speed of 96 nm/s?
Radioactive
Source Heater

v 1.8 cm Clamp

(A) 0.23 °C/s (B) 0.29 °C/s (C) 0.33 °C/s (D) 0.39 °C/s
Multiple Correct Answer Type 3 Q. [4 M (–1)]
16. An optical engineering firm needs to ensure that the separation between two mirrors is unaffected by
temperature changes. The mirrors are attached to the ends of two bars of different materials that are
welded together at one end as shown in figure. The surfaces of the bars in contact are lubricated. The
distance l does not change with temperature change. l1 and l2 are the length of the bars a1 and a2 are
the respective thermal coefficients of temperature. Which of the following options is/are correct :

mirrors

ll
Lubricating
oil
l2

la 2 la1
(A) l1 = a - a (B) l 2 = a - a (C) a1l1 = a2l2 (D) a1l2 = a2l1
2 1 2 1
17. A vehicle has metal wheels with a = 1.2 × 10–5 /°C. It runs at speed of 20 m/s at all the times and covers
a distance of 200 km in each run. Its radius is 50 cm at 0°C and if the wheels roll purely then :
(A) When the temperature increases, the angular velocity of wheels decreases.
(B) When the temperature increases, the angular velocity of wheels increases.
(C) At 50°C, it rotates approx by 39.98 × 105 rad to cover 200 km.
(D) The angular velocity at 50°C is approx. 39.98 rad/s

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17. A semi circular disc of radius R is placed on a smooth horizontal

A y
surface. Figure shows top view of this. If temperature is increased
by Dt then displacement of (coefficient of linear expansion is a) :
(A) A along y-axis is RaDt
B x
4R
(B) A along x-axis is - aDt
3p
(C) B along x-axis is RaDt C
(D) B along y-axis is zero
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
Paragraph for Questions no. 19 to 21
At 20°C a liquid is filled upto 10 cm height in a container of glass of length 20 cm and cross-sectional
area 100 cm2 Scale is marked on the surface of container. This scale gives correct reading at 20°C.
Given gL = 5 × 10–5 k–1, ag = 1 × 10–5 °C–1
20cm

10cm

2
A0 = 100cm

19. The volume of liquid at 40°C is :–

(A) 1002 cc (B) 1001 cc (C) 1003 cc (D) 1000.5 cc
20. The actual height of liquid at 40°C is-
(A) 10.01 cm (B) 10.006 cm (C) 10.6 cm (D) 10.1 cm
21. The reading of scale at 40°C is-
(A) 10.01 cm (B) 10.004 cm (C) 10.006cm (D) 10.04 cm
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 5 Q. [3(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
22. A liquid of volumetric thermal expansion coefficient 200 × 10–6 /°C and bulk modulus = 1.2 × 109 Pa is
filled in a spherical tank of negligible heat expansion coefficient. Its radius is 25 cm and wall thickness
is 2 mm. When the temperature of the liquid is raised by 20 °C, find the tensile stress developed (in MPa)
in the wall of the tank?
23. At a certain temperature, a rod is hung from an aluminum frame, as the drawing shows. A small gap of
1mm exists between the rod and the floor. The frame and rod are heated uniformly. At what temperature
change (in °C) will the rod touch the floor, assuming that the rod is made from lead ? The coefficient of
thermal expansion of aluminum is 23 × 10–6 /°C and for lead it is 29 × 10–6 /°C. The height of the frame
is 10 cm.
Aluminum frame

Rod
10cm

Small gap

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24. A steel tape measures the length of a copper rod as 90.0 cm when both are at 10°C, which is the
graduation temperature of the tape. What would the tape read (in cm) for the length of the rod when
both are at 30°C? Given that coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.2 × 10 –5 °C–1 and that of
copper is 1.7 × 10 –5 °C–1.
25. A wire is made by attaching two segments together end to end. One segment is made of aluminium and
other is steel. The effective linear expansion of two segment is 17 × 10–6/°C. What is the ratio of length
of aluminium to total length of wire. (Linear coefficients of thermal expansion of aluminum and steel are
23 × 10–6/°C and 11 × 10–6/°C respectively).
26. A brass rod of mass m = 4.25 kg and a cross sectional area 5 cm2 increases its length by 0.3 mm upon
heating from 0°C .What amount of heat (in Kilo-Joule) is spent for heating the rod?
(Given : abrass = 2 × 10–5/K, Sbrass = 0.40 kJ/Kg.K and rbrass = 8.5 × 103 kg/m3)
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
27. Consider three rods of length L1, L2 and L3 respectively. Each has same cross-sectional area with Young’s
moduli Y, 2Yand 3Y respectively and thermal coefficients of linear expansions a, 2a and 3a respectively.
They are placed between two rigid fixed walls. The temperature of the whole system is increased and it
is found that length of the middle rod does not change with temperature rise. Find the value of 9L1/L3.
28. Three uniform rods of lengths l, 2l and 3l, masses m, 2m and 3m and coefficient of linear expansion a,
2a and 3a are placed in contact on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in figure. The temperature of the
12
system is increased by T. By what distance (in mm) the point B will move. (Take laT = mm, l = 1m)
29

A B C D

m, l, a 2m, 2l, 2a 3m, 3l, 3a

29. A 1-km steel rail track was laid out (when the ambient temperature was 20°C) without any gaps for
expansion. When the ambient temperature rose to 25°C, the rail track buckled into an isosceles triangle.
If the coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 14 × 10–6 K–1, what is the height of the buckle (in m) (to
the nearest integer)?
30. A steel tube, whose coefficient of linear expansion is 18 × 10–6 per ºC contains mercury, whose coefficient
of volumetric expansion is 180 × 10–6 per ºC. The volume of mercury contained in the tube is 10–5 m3 at
0ºC, and it is desired that the length of the mercury column should remain constant at all normal temperatures.
This is achieved by inserting into the mercury column a rod of silica, whose thermal expansion is negligible.
The volume of silica is given as h´ 10 -5 m 3 . Fill the value of h in your OMR sheet.

Mercury
V
V0
l0

Steel tube

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31. A steel bar of length L is held between rigid supports and heated non-uniformly in such a manner that
the temperature increase DT at distance x from one end is given by DT = T0x2/L2 as shown in the figure
The average stress in the bar, (assume that modulus of elasticity for steel is E and thermal expansion
E a T0
coefficient is a ) is given as s = . Find the value of n.
n
DT
L
Temperature
x x

Subjective Type 2 Q. [4 M (0)]

32. The length of sections AB and EF is l1 in the figure, and their coefficient of thermal expansion is same
(a1 = 2 × 10–5 /°C). The length of section CD is l2 and its expansion coefficient is a2 = 1 × 10–5 /°C. What
must be the ratio l1/l2 to ensure that distance AF remains the same at all temperatures? (Points A, B, E
and F reside on the same line.)

33. Two vessels connected by a pipe with a sliding plug contain mercury. In one vessel, the height of
mercury column is 39.2 cm and its temperature is 0°C, while in the other, the height of mercury column
is 40cm and its temperature is 100°C. Find the coefficient of cubical expansion for mercury. The volume
of the connecting pipe should be neglected.

REVISION ASSIGNMENT # (Thermal expansion) ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 15 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (A) 2. Ans. (A) 3. Ans. (D) 4. Ans. (C) 5. Ans. (A)
6. Ans. (C) 7. Ans. (D) 8. Ans. (B) 9. Ans. (A) 10. Ans. (D)
11. Ans. (A) 12. Ans. (C) 13. Ans. (A) 14. Ans. (C) 15. Ans. (A)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 3 Q. [4 M (–1)]
16. Ans. (A,B,C) 17. Ans. (A, D) 17. Ans. (A,B,D)
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
19. Ans. (B) 20. Ans. (B) 21. Ans. (B)
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 5 Q. [3(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
22. Ans. 300.00 23. Ans. 1751.00 to 1752.00 24. Ans. 90.01 cm
25. Ans. 0.50 26. Ans. 25.50
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
27. Ans. 5 28. Ans. 2 29. Ans. 6 30. Ans. 4 31. Ans. 3
Subjective Type 2 Q. [4 M (0)]
32. Ans. l1/l2 = a2/(2a1) = 0000.25 33. Ans. 2 × 10–4 °C–1

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