Physics miscellaneous


  1. When a ship enters the sea from a river what will be the effect?









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    When a ship enters the sea from a river, it rises a little since salt water is denser than river water. As the density of river water is less than that of the sea water, the water displaced by the ship in the river is more than that displaced in the sea. So it rises as it enters sea from river.

    Correct Option: C

    When a ship enters the sea from a river, it rises a little since salt water is denser than river water. As the density of river water is less than that of the sea water, the water displaced by the ship in the river is more than that displaced in the sea. So it rises as it enters sea from river.


  1. The weight of a body at the centre of earth is:









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    Weight of a body is the force with which it is attracted towards the centre of earth. The weight of a body, ‘w’ of mass ‘m’ is given by: W = mg, where ‘g’ is the acceleration due to gravity At the centre of earth, value of ‘g’ is zero. Therefore, weight of a body is zero at the centre of the earth.

    Correct Option: B

    Weight of a body is the force with which it is attracted towards the centre of earth. The weight of a body, ‘w’ of mass ‘m’ is given by: W = mg, where ‘g’ is the acceleration due to gravity At the centre of earth, value of ‘g’ is zero. Therefore, weight of a body is zero at the centre of the earth.



  1. The period of revolution of a certain planet in an orbit of radius R is T. Its period of revolution in an orbit of radius 4R will be:









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    Using Kepler’s Third Law,

    T2
    =
    R
    3
    T124R

    ⇒ T1 8T

    Correct Option: A

    Using Kepler’s Third Law,

    T2
    =
    R
    3
    T124R

    ⇒ T1 8T


  1. When temperature difference between liquid and its surroundings is doubled, the rate of loss of heat will:









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    According to Newton’s law of cooling, the rate of loss of heat of a body is directly proportional to the difference between the temperature of hot body and temperature of the surroundings, provided that the difference in temperature is small enough.

    Correct Option: B

    According to Newton’s law of cooling, the rate of loss of heat of a body is directly proportional to the difference between the temperature of hot body and temperature of the surroundings, provided that the difference in temperature is small enough.



  1. If an electron and a photon have the same wavelength, then they will have the same









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    When a non-relativistic electron and a non-relativistic proton are moving and have the same de Broglie wavelength, then they will have the same linear momentum p = mv. If the electron and proton have the same momentum, they cannot have the same speed because of the difference in their masses. An electron and photon can have the same wavelength since the wavelength of electron can be changed by changing its velocity.

    Correct Option: B

    When a non-relativistic electron and a non-relativistic proton are moving and have the same de Broglie wavelength, then they will have the same linear momentum p = mv. If the electron and proton have the same momentum, they cannot have the same speed because of the difference in their masses. An electron and photon can have the same wavelength since the wavelength of electron can be changed by changing its velocity.