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HL - The Particulate Nature of Matter

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank The Particulate Nature of Matter (all topics)

DP IB HL Physics Quiz

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1. The variation of terminal potential difference  across an electric cell with current I coming out of the cell is shown in the graph.

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What are the values of the emf  and internal resistance  of the electric cell used in this circuit?

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A.  9  2.0
B. 8 0.5 
C. 8 2.0 
D. 9 0.5 

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2. Which of the following pairs constitutes a renewable and non-renewable source of energy?

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3. An ideal gas is enclosed in a syringe. The gas has a volume of , a temperature of , and pressure of . The syringe is heated to , and the volume of the gas is reduced to .

What is the new pressure?

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4. An area on the Earth's surface receives an average solar intensity of 250 W m^−2. What is the minimum area of photovoltaic cells needed to generate 2 kW of electrical power if the photocells operate at 40% efficiency?

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5. A spherical object of surface area  and absolute temperature  can be regarded as a black body. The power of the radiation emitted from the object is . What would be the power of the radiation emitted by an object with an absolute temperature of  and a surface area of A/2?

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6. A light bulb is lit by  of energy being transferred to the bulb by a potential difference of . This transfer happens over a time of 2 seconds.

What is the current passing through the bulb?

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7. Electrons are accelerated between two conducting plates that have a potential difference of . Estimate the total energy that would be delivered to 10^21 electrons by the conducting plates

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8. Several energy conversions occur in power stations. Examples of electricity generation that both involve energy transfer from thermal to electrical are

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9. Two solid substances of equal mass are heated with the same power input. The graph below shows how the temperatures of the substances vary with time during heating.

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Which of the following statements are correct?

I. Substance A has a lower specific heat capacity than Substance B when they are in the same physical state.
II. The specific heat capacity of each substance is lower in the solid state than the liquid state.
III. Substance AA has a lower specific latent heat of fusion than Substance B.

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10. The orders of energy transformations in three power stations are given;

I. chemical  thermal  kinetic  electrical
II. kinetic  kinetic  electrical
III. gravitational potential  kinetic  electrical

Which row correctly matches the type of power station with the energy transformations?

I  II III
 A. Coal power station Hydroelectric power station Wind power station
 B. Coal power station Wind power station Hydroelectric power station
 C. Solar power station Hydroelectric power station Coal power station
 D. Nuclear power station Wind power station Coal power station

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11. The average radius of Neptune's orbit around the Sun is approximately 30 times the orbital radius of earth. Estimate the solar constant of Neptune.

 

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12. Which of the following average properties of the molecules inside piston containing an ideal gas piston stay constant when the piston expands at constant temperature?

  • I.  Intermolecular potential energy.
  • II.  Kinetic energy.
  • III.  Frequency of collisions.

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13. A student is using the equation pV=nRT to solve for  with the following percentage uncertainties in the measurements.

 Quantity  Uncertainty
P
V
T

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of n?

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14. Solar radiation is incident on a planet, whose surface absorbs 65% of incident intensity. What is the albedo of the planet?

 

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15. An ideal gas is held in a container of volume  and at pressure . Gas is pumped into the container so that the number of molecules doubles and heat is added so that the average kinetic energy of the gas also doubles. The volume is adjusted so that the pressure remains constant. What is the new volume of the container?

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16. Which of the following real gases at atmospheric pressure would be least likely to approximate to an ideal gas?

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17. A student constructed the series circuit below.

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After closing the switch, which of the following is true about how the temperature of component A and current in the circuit will change with time?

Temperature of A Current in the circuit
A. Increases Increases
B. Increases Decreases
C. Decreases Increases
D. Decreases Decreases

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18. A material with a mass of m is heated. The graph shows the variation of the temperature of the material with the energy supplied.

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Which one of the following gives the specific heat capacity of the material?

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19. Under what conditions of density and pressure does the following graph represent how the volume of a real gas varies with temperature at constant pressure?

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20. An ideal gas is in a fixed volume container which sits on an electronic balance. More of the same gas is added to the container. Which of the following will not change?

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21. 100 ml of water at 20oC is poured in an aluminum container and heated at a constant rate until all of the water is boiled. After time  water starts to boil, and at time  all of the water has boiled away.

Which of the following statements are correct?

  • I. If a glass container with the same mass is used instead of aluminum,  increases. ()
    II. If the container with water is thermally isolated,  decreases.
    III. If more water is added to the container,  increases.

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22. The pV diagram shows the cycle of an engine. The processes B→C and D→A are adiabatic and all processes are reversible.

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Which of the following statements about the engine are correct?

I. The net change of the internal energy of the gas is zero.
II. The total change of entropy of gas during one cycle is zero
III. During one full cycle, net work is done on the gas.

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23. An ideal gas is enclosed in a container of fixed volume. When the temperature of the gas is, its pressure is p. Calculate the pressure in the gas when it is heated to .

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24. A chemical reaction occurs inside a solid of mass m and specific heat capacity . The initial temperature of the solid is .

What is the minimum energy that the reaction must release to increase the temperature of the solid to 100?

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25. A body of water loses energy at a constant rate. Assume that the specific heat capacity of ice is half the specific heat capacity of liquid water.

Which graph shows a possible variation of temperature with time?

A. B.
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C. D.
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