UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, VOL.1 (OER)18th EditionOpenStax Publisher: XANEDUISBN: 2810021150053
UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, VOL.1 (OER)
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Problem 1.1CYU:
Check Your Understanding Does a given reading on a gasoline gauge indicate more gasoline in cold...Problem 1.2CYU:
Check Your Understanding Two objects A and B have the same dimensions identically. A is of a...Problem 1.3CYU:
Check Your Understanding If 25 kJ is necessary to raise the temperature of a rock from 25 to 30 ,...Problem 1.4CYU:
Check Your Understanding Explain why a cup of water (or soda) with ice cubes stays at 0 , even on a...Problem 1.5CYU:
Check Your Understanding Why does snow Often remain even when daytime temperature are higher than...Problem 1.6CYU:
Check Your Understanding Name an example from daily life (different from the text) for each...Problem 1.7CYU:
Check Your Understanding How does the rate of heat transfer by conduction change when all spatial...Problem 1.9CYU:
Check Your Understanding How much greater is the rate of heat radiation when body is at the...Problem 2CQ:
Give an example in which A has some kind of non-thermal equilibrium relationship with B, and B has...Problem 3CQ:
If a thermometer is allowed to come to equilibrium with the air, and a glass of water is not in...Problem 4CQ:
Give an example of a physical property that varies with temperature and describe how it is used to...Problem 5CQ:
Pouring cold water into hot glass or ceramic cookware can easily break it. What causes the breaking?...Problem 6CQ:
One method of getting a tight fit, say of a metal peg in a hole in a metal block, is to manufacture...Problem 7CQ:
Does it really help to run hot water over a tight metal lid on a glass jar before trying to open it?...Problem 8CQ:
When a cold alcohol thermometer is placed in a hot liquid, the column of alcohol goes down slightly...Problem 9CQ:
Calculate the length of a 1-meter rod of a material with thermal expansion coefficient a when the...Problem 10CQ:
Noting the large stresses that can be caused by thermal expansion, an amateur weapon inventor...Problem 11CQ:
How is heat transfer related to temperature?Problem 12CQ:
Describe a situation in which heat transfer occurs.Problem 14CQ:
The brakes in a car increase in temperature by T when bringing the car to rest from a speed v. How...Problem 15CQ:
A pressure cooker contains water and steam in equilibrium at a pressure greater than atmospheric...Problem 16CQ:
As shown below, which is the phase diagram for carbon dioxide, what is the vapor pressure of solid...Problem 17CQ:
Can carbon dioxide be liquefied at room temperature (20 If so, how? If not, why not? (See the phase...Problem 18CQ:
What is the distinction between gas and vapor?Problem 19CQ:
Heat transfer can cause temperature and phase changes. What else can cause these changes?Problem 20CQ:
How does the latent heat of fusion of water help slow the decrease of air temperatures, perhaps...Problem 22CQ:
If you place 0 ice into 0 water in an insulated container, what will the net result be? Will there...Problem 23CQ:
What effect does condensation on a glass of ice water have on the rate at which the ice melts? Will...Problem 24CQ:
In Miami, Florida, which has a very humid climate and numerous bodies of water nearby, it is unusual...Problem 25CQ:
In winter, it is often warmer in San Francisco than in Sacramento, 150 km inland. In summer, it is...Problem 26CQ:
Freeze-dried foods have been dehydrated in a vacuum. During the process, the food freezes and must...Problem 27CQ:
In a physics classroom demonstration, an instructor inflates a balloon by mouth and then cools it in...Problem 28CQ:
Mechanisms of Heat Transfer What are the main methods of heat transfer from the hot core of Earth to...Problem 29CQ:
When our bodies get too warm, they respond by sweating and increasing blood circulation to the...Problem 30CQ:
Shown below is a cut-away drawing of a thermos bottle (also known as a Dewar flask), which is a...Problem 31CQ:
Some electric stoves have a flat ceramic surface with heating elements hidden beneath. A pot placed...Problem 32CQ:
Loose-fitting white clothing covering most of the body, shown below, is ideal for desert dwellers,...Problem 33CQ:
One way to make a fireplace more energy-efficient is to have room air circulate around the outside...Problem 34CQ:
On cold, clear nights horses will sleep under the cover of large trees. How does this help them keep...Problem 35CQ:
When watching a circus during the day in a large, dark-colored tent, you sense significant heat...Problem 36CQ:
Satellites designed to observe the radiation from cold (3 K) dark space have sensors that are shaded...Problem 37CQ:
Why are thermometers that ale used in weather stations shielded from the sunshine? What does a...Problem 38CQ:
Putting a lid on a boiling pot greatly reduces the heat transfer necessary to keep it boiling....Problem 39CQ:
Your house will be empty for a while in cold weather and want to save energy and money. Should you...Problem 40CQ:
You pour coffee into an unlidded cup, intending to drink it 5 minutes later. You can add cream when...Problem 41CQ:
Broiling is a method of cooking by radiation, which produces somewhat different results from cooking...Problem 42CQ:
On a cold winter morning, why does the metal of a bike feel colder than the wood of a porch?Problem 43P:
While traveling outside the United States, you feel sick. A companion gets you a thermometer, which...Problem 44P:
What are the following temperatures on the Kelvin scale? (a) 68.0 F, an indoor temperature sometimes...Problem 45P:
(a) Suppose a cold front blows into your locale and drops the temperature by 40.0 Fahrenheit...Problem 46P:
An Associated Press article on climate change said, "Some of the ice shelf 's disappearance was...Problem 47P:
(a) At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales have the same numerical value? (b) At...Problem 48P:
A person taking a reading of the temperature in a freezer in Celsius makes two mistakes: first...Problem 49P:
The height of the Washington Monument is measured to be 170.00 m on a day when the temperature is...Problem 50P:
How much taller does the Eiffel Tower become at the end of a day when the temperature has increased...Problem 51P:
What is the change in length of a 3.00-cm-long column of mercury if its temperature changes from...Problem 52P:
How large an expansion gap should be left between steel railroad rails if they may reach a maximum...Problem 53P:
You are looking to buy a small piece of land in Hong Kong. The price is "only"' $60,000 per square...Problem 54P:
Global warming will produce rising sea levels partly due to melting ice caps and partly due to the...Problem 55P:
(a) Suppose a meter stick made of steel and one made of aluminum ale the same length at 0 C. What is...Problem 56P:
(a) If a 500-mL glass beaker is filled to the brim with ethyl alcohol at a temperature of 5.00C, how...Problem 57P:
Most cars have a coolant reservoir to catch radiator fluid that may overflow when the engine is hot....Problem 58P:
A physicist makes a cup of instant coffee and notices that, as the coffee cools, its level drops...Problem 59P:
The density of water at 0 C is very nearly 1000 kg/m3 (it is actually 999.84 kg/m3), whereas the...Problem 60P:
Show that =3a , by calculating the infinitesimal change in volume dT of a cube with sides of length...Problem 61P:
Calorimetry On a hot day, the temperature of an 80,000-L swimming pool increases by 1.50 . What is...Problem 62P:
To sterilize a 50.0-g glass baby bottle, we must raise its temperature from 22.0 to 95.0 . How much...Problem 63P:
The same heat transfer into identical masses of different substances produces different temperature...Problem 64P:
Rubbing your hands together warms them by converting work into thermal energy. If a woman rubs her...Problem 65P:
A 0.250-kg block of a pule material is heated from 20.0 to 65.0 by the addition of 4.35 kJ of...Problem 66P:
Suppose identical amounts of heat transfer into different masses of copper and water, causing...Problem 67P:
(a) The number of kilocalories in food is determined by calorimetry techniques in which the food is...Problem 68P:
Following vigorous exercise, the body temperatureof an 80.0 kg person is 40.0 C. At what rate in...Problem 69P:
In a study of healthy young men[1], doing 20 push-ups in 1 minute burned an amount of energy per kg...Problem 70P:
A 1.28-kg sample of water at 10.0 is in a calorimeter. You drop a piece of steel with a mass of...Problem 71P:
Repeat the preceding problem, assuming the water is in a glass beaker with a mass of 0.200 kg, which...Problem 72P:
How much heat transfer (in kilocalories) is required to thaw a 0.450-kg package of frozen vegetables...Problem 73P:
A bag containing 0 ice is much more effective in absorbing energy than one containing the same...Problem 74P:
(a) How much heat transfer is required to raise the temperature of a 0.750-kg aluminum pot...Problem 75P:
Condensation on a glass of ice water causes the ice to melt faster than it would otherwise. If 8.00...Problem 76P:
On a trip, you notice that a 3.50-kg bag of ice lasts an average of one day in your cooler. What is...Problem 77P:
On a certain dry sunny day, a swimming pool 's temperature would rise by 1.50 if not for...Problem 78P:
(a) How much heat transfer is necessary to raise the temperature of a 0.200-kg piece of ice from...Problem 79P:
In 1986, an enormous iceberg broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It was an...Problem 80P:
How many grams of coffee must evaporate from 350 g of coffee in a 100-g glass cup to cool the coffee...Problem 81P:
(a) It is difficult to extinguish a fire on a crude oil tanker, because each liter of crude oil...Problem 82P:
The energy released from condensation in thunderstorms can be very large. Calculate the energy...Problem 83P:
To help prevent frost damage, 4.00 kg of water at 0 is sprayed onto a fruit tree. (a) How much heat...Problem 84P:
A 0.250-kg aluminum bowl holding 0.800 kg of soup at 25.0 is placed in a freezer. What is the final...Problem 85P:
A 0.0500-kg ice cube at 30.0 is placed in 0.400 kg of 35.0- water in a very well-insulated...Problem 86P:
If you pour 0.0100 kg of 20.0 water onto a 1.20-kg block of ice (which is initially at 15.0 what...Problem 87P:
Indigenous people sometimes cook in watertight baskets by placing hot locks into water to bring it...Problem 88P:
What would the final temperature of the pan and water be in Example 1.7 if 0.260 kg of water were...Problem 89P:
(a) Calculate the rate of heat conduction through house walls that are 13.0 cm thick and have an...Problem 90P:
The rate of heat conduction out of a window on a winter day is rapid enough to chill the air next to...Problem 91P:
Calculate the rate of heat conduction out of the human body, assuming that the core internal...Problem 92P:
Suppose you stand with one foot on ceramic flooring and one foot on a wool carpet, making contact...Problem 93P:
A man consumes 3000 kcal of food in one day, converting most of it to thermal energy to maintain...Problem 94P:
A firewalker runs across a bed of hot coals without sustaining burns. Calculate the heat transferred...Problem 95P:
(a) What is the rate of heat conduction through the 3.00-cm-thick fur of a large animal having a I...Problem 96P:
A warms transfers energy by conduction through its blubber at the rate of 150 W when immersed in ...Problem 97P:
Compare the rate of heat conduction through a 13.0-cm-thick wall that has an area of 10.0 m2 and a...Problem 98P:
Suppose a person is covered head to foot by wool clothing with average thickness of 2.00 cm and is...Problem 99P:
Some stove tops are smooth ceramic for easy cleaning. If the ceramic is 0.600 cm thick and heat...Problem 100P:
One easy way to reduce heating (and cooling) costs is to add extra insulation in the attic of a...Problem 101P:
Many decisions are made on the basis of the payback period: the time it will take through savings to...Problem 102AP:
In 1701, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer proposed a temperature scale with two fixed points,...Problem 103AP:
What is the percent error of thinking the melting point of tungsten is 3695 instead of the correct...Problem 104AP:
An engineer wants to design a structure in which the difference in length between a steel beam and...Problem 105AP:
How much stress is cleated in a steel beam if its temperature changes from 15 to 40 but it cannot...Problem 106AP:
A brass rod (Y=90109N/m2), with a diameter of 0.800 cm and a length of 1.20 m when the temperature...Problem 107AP:
A mercury thermometer still in use for meteorology has a bulb with a volume of 0.780 cm3 and a tube...Problem 108AP:
Even when shut down after a period of normal use, a large commercial nuclear reactor transfers...Problem 109AP:
You leave a pastry in the refrigerator on a plate and ask your roommate to take it out before you...Problem 110AP:
Two solid spheres, A and B, made of the same material, are at temperatures of , and 100 ,...Problem 111AP:
In some countries, liquid nitrogen is used on daily trucks instead of mechanical refrigerators. A...Problem 112AP:
Some gun fanciers make their own bullets, which involves melting lead and casting it into lead...Problem 113AP:
A 0.800-kg iron cylinder at a temperature of 1.00103 is dropped into an insulated chest of 1.00 kg...Problem 115AP:
Repeat the preceding problem with 0.500 kg of ice, assuming that the ice is initially in a copper...Problem 116AP:
A 30.0-g ice cube at its melting point is dropped into an aluminum calorimeter of mass 100.0 g in...Problem 117AP:
(a) Calculate the rate of heat conduction through a double-paned window that has a 150-m2 area and...Problem 118AP:
(a) An exterior wall of a house is 3 m tall and 10 m wide. It consists of a layer of drywall with an...Problem 119AP:
For the human body, what is the rate of heat transfer by conduction through the body's tissue with...Problem 120AP:
You have a Dewar flask (a laboratory vacuum flask) that has an open top and straight sides, as shown...Problem 121AP:
An infrared heater for a sauna has a surface area of 0.050 m2 and an emissivity of 0.84. What...Problem 122AP:
(a) Deter-nine the power of radiation from the Sun by noting that the intensity of the radiation at...Problem 123CP:
A pendulum is made of a rod of length L and negligible mass, but capable of thermal expansion, and a...Problem 124CP:
At temperatures of a few hundred kelvins the specific heat capacity of copper approximately follows...Problem 125CP:
In a calorimeter of negligible heat capacity, 200 g of steam at 150 and 100 g of ice at 40 are...Problem 126CP:
An astronaut performing an extra-vehicular activity (space walk) shaded from the Sun is wearing a...Problem 127CP:
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