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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Heat Transfer

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Heat Transfer

A solid aluminium sphere and a solid copper sphere, the latter...

A solid aluminium sphere and a solid copper sphere, the latter having twice the radius, are heated to identical temperatures and subsequently allowed to cool in identical surrounding temperatures. Assuming that the emissivity of both spheres is equal, determine the ratio of the rate of heat loss from the aluminium sphere to the rate of heat loss from the copper sphere. The specific heat capacity of aluminium is 900 \text{ J kg}^{-1} ^{}^{{}^{\circ}}\textC^{-1} and that of copper is 390 \text{ J kg}^{-1} ^{}^{{}^{\circ}}\textC^{-1}. The density of copper is 3.43.4 times the density of aluminium.

Options

  1. A1:41 : 4
  2. B4:14 : 1
  3. C1:21 : 2
  4. D2:12 : 1

Correct answer

A. 1:41 : 4

Step-by-step solution

The rate of heat loss from a body is given by the Stefan-Boltzmann law:

dQdt=eσA(T4−T04)\dfrac{dQ}{dt} = e \sigma A (T^4 - T_0^4)

Since both spheres have the same emissivity ee, are at identical temperatures TT, and are in identical surrounding temperatures T0T_0, the rate of heat loss depends only on their surface areas AA.

The surface area of a sphere is A=4πR2A = 4 \pi R^2, which implies dQdt∝R2\dfrac{dQ}{dt} \propto R^2.

Given that the copper sphere has twice the radius of the aluminium sphere, RCu=2RAlR_{Cu} = 2R_{Al}.

The ratio of the rate of heat loss from the aluminium sphere to that of the copper sphere is:

(dQ/dt)Al(dQ/dt)Cu=RAl2RCu2=RAl2(2RAl)2=14\dfrac{(dQ/dt)_{Al}}{(dQ/dt)_{Cu}} = \dfrac{R_{Al}^2}{R_{Cu}^2} = \dfrac{R_{Al}^2}{(2R_{Al})^2} = \dfrac{1}{4}

The specific heat capacity and density are extraneous information, as they are only required if the rate of cooling (dTdt)\left(\dfrac{dT}{dt}\right) is asked.
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