JIPMER 2017
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2017
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
JIPMER 2017 · Physics · Kinetic Theory of Gases
Two identical glass spheres filled with air are connected by a...
Two identical glass spheres filled with air are connected by a horizontal glass tube. The glass tube contains a pellet of mercury at its mid-point. Air in one sphere is at and the other is at . If both the vessels are heated through , then neglecting the expansions of the bulbs and the tube
Options
- Athe mercury pellet gets displaced towards the sphere at lower temperature.
- Bthe mercury pellet gets displaced towards the sphere at higher temperature.
- Cthe mercury pellet does not get displaced at all.
- Dthe temperature rise causes the pellet to expand without any displacement.
Correct answer
C. the mercury pellet does not get displaced at all.
Step-by-step solution
Let and be the number of moles in the bulbs at and , respectively. Then,
When the vessels are heated, let the volume of low temperature be and that of the other be . Since, pressure are same, hence
and
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
Thus, the mercury pellet remains at the same position.