Temperature and Its Measurement - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1991

A thermometer with an arbitrary scale S, of equal division registers -30^oS at the ice point and +90^oS at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 60^oS

A. 25.0^oC
B. 50.0^oC
C. 66.7^oC
D. 75.0^oC

Question 17:

• JAMB 1992

A platinum resistance thermometer wire has a resistance of 5 ohms at 0^oC and 5.5 ohms at 100^oC. Calculate the temperature of the wire when the resistance is 5.2 ohms

A. 80^oC
B. 60^oC
C. 40^oC
D. 10^oC

Question 18:

• JAMB 1993

200g of water at 90°C is mixed with 100g of water at 30°C. What is the final temperature?

A. 50^oC
B. 60^oC
C. 70^oC
D. 80^oC

Question 19:

• JAMB 1994

The melting point of naphthalene is 78^oC. What is this temperature in kelvin

A. 100k
B. 351k
C. 378k
D. 444k

Question 20:

• JAMB 1995

Temperature is the measure of the

A. Quantity of heat transferred into the molecules of an object
B. Mean kinetic energy of the molecules of the object
C. Kinetic energy of any individual molecule of the substance
D. Amount of work done by the molecules of the object