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To cool down the engine of a car, water ...

To cool down the engine of a car, water is used in the radiator because

A

water is easily available

B

water does not cause any harm to the radiator

C

viscosity of water is much less

D

specific heat of water is high

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  4. During boiling of water at 100^(@)C, what will be its specific heat?

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  8. 10 g of water is supplied with 420 J of energy. The rise in temperatur...

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  9. If specific heat of a substance is infinite, it means

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  10. Calorimeters are made of which of the followings?

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  11. Mass m of a substance requires an amount H of heat for a rise t in tem...

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  12. Thermal capacity of a body of mass 10 g is "8 cal ".^(@)C^(-1). The sp...

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  13. If the specific heat of copper is "0.1 cal. G"^(-1).^(@)C^(-1), then w...

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  14. The ratio of the radii of two spheres made of the same material 1:4. T...

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  15. The ratio of the densities of two materials is 5:6 and of their specif...

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  16. When two bodies at different temperatures are brought in contct, the b...

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  17. If no change of state occurs, which of the following quantities is not...

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  18. The ratio of specific heats of two liquids is 1:2. If the two liquids ...

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  19. Specific heat of aluminium is more than that of copper. Two spheres of...

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  20. A liquid of mass M and specific heat S is at a temperature 2t. If anot...

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