Consider a rectangular sheet of solid material of length $l=9 \ cm$ and width $d=4 \ cm$. The coefficient of linear expansion is $\alpha=3.1 \times 10^{-5} \ K^{-1}$ at room temperature and one atmospheric pressure. The mass of the sheet is $m=0.1 \ kg$ and the specific heat capacity is $C_v=900 \ J \ kg^{-1} K^{-1}$. If the amount of heat supplied to the material is $8.1 \times 10^2 \ J$,then the change in area of the rectangular sheet is:

$A$ copper ring has a diameter of exactly $25 \, mm$ at its temperature of $0^o C$. An aluminium sphere has a diameter of exactly $25.05 \, mm$ at its temperature of $100^o C$. The sphere is placed on top of the ring and the two are allowed to come to thermal equilibrium,with no heat being lost to the surroundings. The sphere just passes through the ring at the equilibrium temperature. The ratio of the mass of the sphere to the ring is: (Given: $\alpha_{Cu} = 17 \times 10^{-6} /^o C$,$\alpha_{Al} = 2.3 \times 10^{-5} /^o C$,specific heat of $Cu = 0.0923 \, cal/g^o C$,and specific heat of $Al = 0.215 \, cal/g^o C$)

$A$ glass flask of volume $200 \, cm^3$ is just filled with mercury at $20^{\circ} C$. The amount of mercury that will overflow when the temperature of the system is raised to $100^{\circ} C$ is ........ $cm^3$ $(\gamma_{\text{glass}} = 1.2 \times 10^{-5} /^{\circ}C, \gamma_{\text{mercury}} = 1.8 \times 10^{-4} /^{\circ}C)$

Which of the following graphs shows the variation of thermoelectric power with temperature difference $\theta$ between the hot and cold junctions in thermocouples?

The heat required to convert $1 \, g$ of ice at $0^{\circ}C$ into steam at $100^{\circ}C$ is (given $L_{f} = 80 \, cal/g$,$c_{w} = 1 \, cal/g^{\circ}C$,$L_{v} = 536 \, cal/g$):

Explain why:
$(a)$ Two bodies at different temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2$,if brought in thermal contact,do not necessarily settle to the mean temperature $(T_1 + T_2) / 2$.
$(b)$ The coolant in a chemical or a nuclear plant (i.e.,the liquid used to prevent the different parts of a plant from getting too hot) should have high specific heat.
$(c)$ Air pressure in a car tyre increases during driving.
$(d)$ The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same latitude.