What happens to the amount of 'microscopic slush' in cold water when its temperature is increased?

Q: Woollen clothes are poor conductor of heat but they keeps us warm. Give reason

A: Woolen clothes are thin and there is no much air gap between the fabric. The air pockets lying in…

Q: “It was so cold yesterday that the temperature only reached 275.” Which temperature scale is being…

A: "If it was so cold yesterday so that the temperature only reached 275." So kelvin scale is being…

Q: Why does decreasing the temperature of a liquid make it freeze?

A: As the temperature of a liquid decreases, the randomness in the motion gets decreased. Freezing…

Q: On a chilly 10°C day, your friend who loves cold weather says she wishes it were twice as cold.…

A: Here, 10°C in Kelvin = 10+273 = 283 K         -131.5°C in Kelvin = -131.5+273 = 141.5 K

Q: How does specific heat of metal compare to that of water?

A: The expression to determine the specific heat will be,

Q: What do you think will happen if water is used in a thermometer instead of mercury?

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Q: When putting ice in a glass of water, is it the ice that cools the water or the water that warms the…

A: Since heat transfer from higher temperature to lower temperature. Water has more temperature then…

Q: How is heat capacity of a body related to specific heat capacity of its substance?

A: Heat capacity is defined as the heat required in raising the temperature of a substance by 1 degree…

Q: What effect does condensation on a glass of ice water have on the rate at which the ice melts? Will…

A: Condensation: The conversion of a matter from gaseous state to liquid phase is called condensation…

Q: Why does an iron ball seem to have a lower temperature than a wooden ball despite having the same…

A: iron ball seem to have a lower temperature than a wooden ball despite having the same temperature

Q: When air is quickly compressed, why does its temperature increase?

A: Explanation:

Q: How does the latent heat of fusion of water help slow the decrease of air temperatures, perhaps…

A: The latent heat of water below zero degree Celsius (ice) is 334 J/g. the amount of latent heat of…

Q: If a cool cup of water is floated inside of a pot of water that is already boiling, will the water…

A: If  cup is conductor of heat the water can boil when its temperature reaches to 100 degree celsius.…

Q: What happens to the volume of water as it cooled from 3 degree C - 1 degree C?

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Q: In a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases at the same temperature, which molecules move faster? Why?

A: The system has two gases that is hydrogen and oxygen. The system will have constant kinetic energy…

Q: What makes heat transfer by radiation different from conduction and convection?

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Q: Which has greater specific heat capacity- an object that cools quickly, or an object of the same…

A: Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy that must be added to unit mass of a substance…

Q: When will water boil at a temperature of less than 100°C?

A: Yes, the water can boils at a temperature less than 100 degree Celsius.

Q: If you drop a hot rock into a pail of water, the temperature of the rock and the water will change…

A: If you drop a hot rock into a pail of water, the temperature of the rock and the water will change…

Q: Which will undergo the greater rate of cooling—a red-hot poker in a warm oven or a red-hot poker in…

A: By Newton's law of cooling, the rate of cooling is directly proportional to the difference in the…

Q: What property of water makes it an effective coolant?

A: To be an effective coolant, a substance has to have a high specific heat capacity, so that it can…

Q: When the temperature of ice cold water is increased slightly , does it undergo net expansion or net…

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Q: When heat flows from a warm object in contact with a cool object., do both objects undergo the same…

A: No

Q: Which is more painful, burn caused by condensing steam or burn caused by boiling water at the same…

A: Given:- Which is more painful, burn caused by condensing steam or burn caused by boiling water at…

Q: Name the method of heat transfer which doesnot depend on gravity.

A: In radiation, heat is transferred without any motion of the medium particles

Q: what happens as the temperature of an object increases?

A: It is very general scenario with various effects on the body and exhibited by the body. In layman…

Q: Why heat is called the disordered energy?

A: As the heat energy of a system increases, its entropy will increase. Entropy is a measure of…

Q: At what common temperature will a block of wood and a block of metal feel neither hot nor cold to…

A: The heat tranter will occur only when the temperature of the object and the surroundings are…

Q: What happens to the temperature of water as it is boiling?

A: BOILING: Boiling is the process by which a liquid turns into a vapor when it is heated to its…

Q: What happens to the temperature of a pan of water when evaporation exceeds the condensation?

A: Evaporation and condensation can take place simultaneously. Evaporation causes cooling. This is…

Q: Which will undergo the greater rate of cooling- a red hot poker in warm oven or red hot poker in…

A: According to Newton’s law of cooling, rate of cooling is directly proportional to the temperature…

Q: Everybody knows that warm air rises. So, it might seem that the air temperature should be higher at…

A: The temperature decreases with altitude. Let us assume the following situation where the balloon is…

Q: Is the boiling point of water or the higher temperature of the water that cooks food faster in…

A: Pressure cooker works on the principal of steam pressure.

Q: What does the high specific heat of water have to do with convection currents in the air at the…

A: Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of unit amount…

Q: Distinguish between evaporation and boiling?

A: Evaporation is the process of a substances in the liquid state changing to a gaseous sate due to…

Q: At what common temperature will a block of wood and a block of metal both feel neither hot nor cold…

A: When the temperatures of the block of wood or a block of metal are the same as the temperature of…

Q: When ice in a pond melts, what effect does this have on the temperature of the neraby air?

A: The nearby air temperature will decrease.