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CodeVID-P11-10-HTR-01
Heat Transfer — Assignment
Chapter: Thermal Properties of Matter
Topic: Heat Transfer
Maximum Marks: 30
Time: 60 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Section A carries 1 mark each, Section B 2 marks, Section C 3 marks and Section D 5 marks.
  • Show all working for Sections B, C and D. Only final answers are given at the end — for full solutions, raise your doubts with your teacher.
Section A — Multiple Choice Questions 5 × 1 = 5 marks
1.
The SI unit of thermal conductivity is:
  • A.$\text{W}\,\text{m}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}$
  • B.$\text{W}\,\text{m}\,\text{K}$
  • C.$\text{J}\,\text{kg}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}$
  • D.$\text{W}\,\text{m}^{-2}\,\text{K}^{-4}$
2.
Sea and land breezes are an example of heat transfer by:
  • A.conduction
  • B.convection
  • C.radiation
  • D.evaporation
3.
A perfect absorber and emitter of radiation is called a:
  • A.grey body
  • B.white body
  • C.black body
  • D.shiny body
4.
Stefan's constant $\sigma$ has the value:
  • A.$6.67\times10^{-11}$
  • B.$5.67\times10^{-8}\ \text{W}\,\text{m}^{-2}\,\text{K}^{-4}$
  • C.$1.38\times10^{-23}$
  • D.$3\times10^{8}$
5.
Wien's displacement law connects temperature with the:
  • A.total energy radiated
  • B.wavelength of maximum emission
  • C.speed of radiation
  • D.thermal conductivity
Section B — Short Answer (2 marks) 3 × 2 = 6 marks
6.
Distinguish between conduction and convection.
7.
Why is radiation the only mode of heat transfer through a vacuum?
8.
State Newton's law of cooling.
Section C — Short Answer (3 marks) 2 × 3 = 6 marks
9.
A slab of area $2\ \text{m}^2$ and thickness 0.1 m has faces at $40\,^\circ$C and $20\,^\circ$C. Find the rate of heat flow. ($k=0.8\ \text{W}\,\text{m}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}$)
10.
State the Stefan–Boltzmann law and use it to find how the radiated power changes when the absolute temperature is tripled.
Section D — Long Answer (5 marks) 1 × 5 = 5 marks
11.
Describe the three modes of heat transfer with one everyday example of each, and state the law governing conduction and the law governing black-body radiation.

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice Questions
  1. (A) $\text{W}\,\text{m}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}$
  2. (B) convection
  3. (C) black body
  4. (B) $5.67\times10^{-8}\ \text{W}\,\text{m}^{-2}\,\text{K}^{-4}$
  5. (B) wavelength of maximum emission
Section B — Short Answer (2 marks)
  1. In conduction heat passes molecule to molecule with no bulk movement (mainly in solids); in convection the heated fluid itself moves, carrying heat with it.
  2. Radiation travels as electromagnetic waves which need no medium, whereas conduction and convection both require matter.
  3. The rate of loss of heat of a body is proportional to the temperature difference between the body and its surroundings, for a small difference.
Section C — Short Answer (3 marks)
  1. $\frac{Q}{t}=\frac{0.8\times2\times20}{0.1}=320\ \text{W}$.
  2. $E=\sigma T^4$; tripling $T$ gives $(3)^4=81$, so the radiated power becomes 81 times the original.
Section D — Long Answer (5 marks)
  1. Conduction: heat passes through a solid molecule to molecule (a metal spoon heating in hot soup), governed by $\frac{Q}{t}=\frac{kA\,\Delta T}{L}$. Convection: a heated fluid rises and circulates (boiling water in a pan, sea breezes). Radiation: heat travels as EM waves through vacuum (the Sun warming the Earth), with a black body radiating $E=\sigma T^4$ by the Stefan–Boltzmann law.
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