1.

Calculate the total kinetic energy of molecules in one mole of ideal monoatomic gas at 27 oC
according to, kinetic theory of gases. (Molar gas constant R = 8.31 Jmol -1K-1)
2. Air consists mainly of nitrogen and oxygen molecules. Relative molecular masses of
nitrogen and oxygen are 28 and 32 respectively. Calculate: (A) the ratio of the r.m.s speed
of nitrogen molecules to that of the oxygen molecules in air and (B) the ratio of the r.m.s
speed of oxygen molecules in air at 0°C to that at 10°C.
3. The best vacuum attained so far in the laboratory is 10 -10 mm of Hg. Calculate the number
of molecules of gas, which remain per cm3 at 20oC in the vacuum.
4. The r.m.s speed of helium on the surface of the sun is 6.01 km/s. Make an estimate of the
surface temperature of the sun.
5. Molecular weight of oxygen is 32. At STP volume of 1 g of oxygen is 7 X 10 -4 m3. Find the
value of gas constant.
6. An experiment on the density of hydrogen shows that 2 X 10 -4 m3 of hydrogen at 750 mm
of pressure and 27oC, weighs, 1.62 X 105 kg. Find the density of hydrogen at STP.
7. A closed vessel contains hydrogen and helium in the ram, 2:1 by mass. The temperature of
the mixture is 27oC. Find the ratio of the r.m.s speeds of molecules of the two gases.
8. Water is flowing steadily through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform cross-section. If the
pressure of water is 4 X 104 m/s2 at a place where cross-section is 0.02 m 2 and velocity of
flow is 2 m/s. What is the velocity and the pressure at a point where cross-section reduces
to 0.01 m2?
9. Air is streaming past a horizontal air plane wing such that its speed is 129 m/s over the
upper surface and 90 m/s at the lower surface. If the density of air is 1.3 kg/m 3, find the
difference in pressure between the top and bottom of the wing. If the wing is 10 m long
and has an average width of 2 m, calculate the gross lift on the wing. [5]
10. One spherical ball of radius R, density d released in a liquid of d/2 attains a terminal
velocity v. What will be the terminal velocity of another ball of radius 2R and density
(3/2)d, released in the same liquid.
11. A wheel turns about its centre, making 4 revolutions per second, what is the
angular velocity of any point on the wheel about the centre, and what is its linear
velocity, if the radius of the wheel be 50 cm?
12. There is a 0.1 cm thick layer of glycerin between a table and a plate of area 10 x 10
cm. If the coefficient of viscosity of glycerin is 1.0 kg m –1 s–1 then how much tangential
force is required to move the plate with a velocity of 5 cm/sec?
13. An air bubble of radius 5 mm rises through a vat of syrup at a steady speed of 2
mm/s. If the syrup has a density of 1.4 x 10 kg m –3, what is its viscosity? Neglect density
of air compared to the density of syrup.
14. The velocity of a tiny spherical ball of density , and mass m becomes constant
after traveling some distance in a jar filled with glycerin. If the density of glycerin is 2
2
mg (1 - )
show that the viscous force acting on the ball is
1 .
15. A liquid is flowing through a horizontal pipeline of varying cross-section. At a certain
cross-section, the diameter of the pipe is 5 cm and velocity of flow is 25 cm/s. Calculate
the velocity of flow at another cross-section where diameter is 1 cm.
16. Ethanol of density 791 kgm-3 flows smoothly through a horizontal pipe that taper in
cross-sectional area, A = 1.20 X 10 -3 m2 to the area A/2 The pressure difference between
the wide and narrow section of pipe is 4120 Pa. What is the rate of flow of ethanol through
the pipe?
17. A venturimeter is connected to two points in the mains where its radii are 20.0 cm
and 15.0 cm respectively and the level of water column in the tube differ by 10.0 cm. How
much water flows through the pipe per minute?
18. A cylindrical tank 0.9 m in radius rests on a top a platform 6 m high. Initially the
tank is filled with water ( = 10 kgm-3) to a depth of 3 m. A plug whose area is 6.3 cm 2 is
removed from an orifice in the side of the tank at the bottom. Find the horizontal distance
from the bottom where water strikes the ground and also the speed of the stream as it
strikes the ground.
19. With the help of dimensions, derive the viscous force experienced by a spherical
body of radius (r), falling through a fluid of viscosity () with velocity ().
20. The critical velocity (vc) of a liquid flowing through a tube depends upon the
coefficient of viscosity (h) of the liquid, and radius (r) of the tube. Use the method of
dimensions to obtain the formula for critical velocity (vc).
21. Derive an expression for the excess pressure inside a soap bubble and a liquid drop.
22. What is capillarity? Establish a relationship among the height h of water column in a
glass capillary tube, the internal radius r and the surface tension of the liquid.
23. Show that the energy required to break a droplet of radius R into n droplets each of
the same radius of a liquid surface tension T is 4R2T [(n)1/3 - 1 ].
24. The length of a needle floating on water is 4.0 cm. How much force in addition to the
weight of the needle will be needed to lift the needle above the surface of water? [Surface
tension of water is 7.2 x 10-2 Nm-1]
25. A capillary tube of radius 0.1 mm is kept vertical in a liquid of density 8.0 x 10 2 kgm-
3
and surface tension 3.0 x 10 -2 Nm-1. If the cosine of the angle of contact is 0.2, calculate
the rise of liquid in the capillary tube.
26. Two capillaries of same length and radii in the ratio of 1 : 2 are connected in series
and a liquid flows through this system under streamline conditions. If the pressure across
the two extreme ends of combination is 1 m of water, what is the pressure difference
across the first capillary?
27. A wire of length L and density p is hanging from a rigid support, obtain the
expression for increase in its length due to its own weight.
28. A steel wire of length 3 m is stretched through 3 mm when 8 kg weight is suspended
from it. The cross-section area of the wire is 0.4 mm 2. Calculate the strain, stress and
Young’s modulus of the material of the wire.
29. Two wires having different materials A and B of equal lengths and areas of cross-
section are joined end to end. Now a load is suspended from end to end. Calculate the
ratio of (a) stresses developed in two wires, (b) the strain developed in the two wires.
(Young’s Modulus for A and B are 2 x 1011 Nm–2 and 1.3 x 1011 Nm–2 respectively.
30. A string can bear a maximum tension of 3.16 kg wt. What maximum number of
revolution per second can be made by stone of mass 49 g tied to one end of a 1 m long
piece of this string so that string may not break?
31. A motor cyclist is travelling with a speed of0.6 km/min goes over a turn of radius of
curvature 50 m. Calculate his centripetal acceleration and his slope with the vertical.