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Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation — NEET & JEE Questions

Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation is a topic in Properties of Solids and Liquids, a Class 11 Physics chapter of the NEET-UG and JEE Main syllabus. TestBudy holds 33 published NEET-UG and JEE Main questions on Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation, each with the marking scheme of the real paper.

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Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation MCQs with solutions

10 of the 33 published questions on this topic, exactly as they appear in a test. Answers and worked solutions come with your result rather than on this page.

  1. Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

    Heat transfer through a solid without bulk motion of the material is called

    • A. conduction
    • B. convection
    • C. radiation
    • D. evaporation
  2. Question 2 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Two plates A\mathrm{A} and B\mathrm{B} have thermal conductivities 84 Wm−1 K−184 ~\mathrm{Wm}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1} and 126 Wm−1 K−1126 ~\mathrm{Wm}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1} respectively. They have same surface area and same thickness. They are placed in contact along their surfaces. If the temperatures of the outer surfaces of A\mathrm{A} and B\mathrm{B} are kept at 100∘C100^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and 0∘C0{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} respectively, then the temperature of the surface of contact in steady state is _____________ ∘C{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.

  3. Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The temperature of a body in air falls from 40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 24∘C24^{\circ} \mathrm{C} in 4 minutes. The temperature of the air is 16∘C16^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The temperature of the body in the next 4 minutes will be :

    • A. 283∘C\frac{28}{3}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • B. 563∘C\frac{56}{3}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • C. 423∘C\frac{42}{3}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • D. 143∘C\frac{14}{3}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
  4. Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    On celcius scale the temperature of body increases by 40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The increase in temperature on Fahrenheit scale is :

    • A. 75∘F75^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
    • B. 70∘F70^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
    • C. 72∘F72^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
    • D. 68∘F68^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
  5. Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    A body cools in 7 minutes from 60∘C60^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The temperature of the surrounding is 10∘C10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The temperature of the body after the next 7 minutes will be:

    • A. 34∘C34^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • B. 28∘C28^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • C. 32∘C32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
    • D. 30∘C30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
  6. Question 6 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Two identical metal wires of thermal conductivities K 1 and K 2 respectively are connected in series. The effective thermal conductivity of the combination is :

    • A. 2K1K2K1+K2{{2{K_1}{K_2}} \over {{K_1} + {K_2}}}
    • B. K1+K2K1K2{{{K_1} + {K_2}} \over {{K_1}{K_2}}}
    • C. K1+K22K1K2{{{K_1} + {K_2}} \over {2{K_1}{K_2}}}
    • D. K1K2K1+K2{{{K_1}{K_2}} \over {{K_1} + {K_2}}}
  7. Question 7 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    A body cools from 80∘C80^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 60∘C60^{\circ} \mathrm{C} in 5 minutes. The temperature of the surrounding is 20∘C20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The time it takes to cool from 60∘C60^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 40∘C40^{\circ} \mathrm{C} is :

    • A. 500 s
    • B. 253 S\frac{25}{3} \mathrm{~S}
    • C. 450 s
    • D. 420 s
  8. Question 8 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    A bowl filled with very hot soup cools from 98∘^\circC to 86∘^\circC in 2 minutes when the room temperature is 22∘^\circC. How long it will take to cool from 75∘^\circC to 69∘^\circC?

    • A. 2 minutes
    • B. 0.5 minute
    • C. 1.4 minutes
    • D. 1 minute
  9. Question 9 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    A body takes 4 min. to cool from 61∘^\circ C to 59∘^\circ C. If the temperature of the surroundings is 30∘^\circ C, the time taken by the body to cool from 51∘^\circ C to 49∘^\circ C is :

    • A. 4 min.
    • B. 3 min.
    • C. 8 min.
    • D. 6 min.
  10. Question 10 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Column I gives some devices and Column II gives some process on which the functioning of these devices depend. Match the devices in Column I with the processes in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate bubbles in the 4×44 \times 4 matrix given in the ORS. Column I Column II (A) Bimetallic strip (P) Radiation from a hot body (B) Steam engine (Q) Energy conversion (C) Incandescent lamp (R) Melting (D) Electric fuse (S) Thermal expansion

    • A. [A→(Q,S);B→(R);C→(P);D→(R)][\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q, S}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{R})]
    • B. [A→(R,S);B→(R);C→(P);D→(R,S)][\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{R, S}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{R, S})]
    • C. [A→(S);B→(Q);C→(P);D→(R)][\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{S}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{R})]
    • D. [A→(P,S);B→(R);C→(P);D→(R)][\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P, S}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{R})]

Common mistakes in Heat transfer - conduction, convection and radiation

Recorded against questions in this topic that are not shown above, so none of these points at an answer you can see on this page.

  • Places rod length in the numerator instead of the denominator.
  • Treats thermal conduction in parallel like increasing path length.
  • Attributes bulk fluid motion to radiation rather than buoyancy.
  • Assumes thermal radiation requires a material medium or that shiny surfaces are always better emitters.

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