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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. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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?

ϵ/V r / Ω
A.  9  2.0
B. 8 0.5 
C. 8 2.0 
D. 9 0.5 

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5. A wire carries electrical current. If 9.0×10^12 electrons pass a given point in the wire every 4.5 seconds, what is the current in the wire?

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6. Container 1 contains of oxygen () and Container 2 contains  of nitrogen (). The graph shows how the pressure  inside each container varies with volume  at constant temperature (R is the molar gas constant).

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Which line of the table gives the temperature inside the two containers?

Temperature of Container 1 /K Temperature of Container 2/K
A. 100 100
B. 200 50
C. 200 200
D. 400 200

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7. 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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8. 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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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. 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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11. If the radius of a segment of wire is doubled, and its length decreases by half, by what factor does the wire's resistance change?

 

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12. A gas with a volume of and pressure of  expands through an adiabatic process to 

What is the final pressure of the gas in ?

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13. Gas System A contains non-interacting molecules of negligible size at pressure , whilst Gas Systems B and C contain large, strongly interacting molecules at pressures  and P/2, respectively.

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Which line of the table correctly describes how closely the three systems resemble an ideal gas?

Most like ideal gas Second most like ideal gas Least like ideal gas
A. System A System B System C
B. System A System C System B
C. System B System A System C
D. System C System A System B

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

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16. 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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17. An inflated balloon containing an ideal gas at temperature T in degrees Celsius floats in a room where the atmospheric pressure is . The volume remains constant at V. If the balloon contains  moles of the gas, which of the following is true?

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18. 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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19. Water in a beaker is heated on a hot plate at a rate . The graph shows the change in temperature of the water over time.

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Which graph correctly shows the new change in temperature of the water when the rate of thermal energy transfer is increased?

The original graph is shown by the dotted line.

 

 

A. B.
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C. D.
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20. 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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21. The following graph shows the relationship between current and potential difference across an unknown component in a series circuit.

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Which of the following is true about the component?

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22. An electric circuit is connected as shown. An electric current of  flows through the electric cell with an internal resistance .

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What is the value for r?

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23. A circuit is connected across a  battery which provides  of electrical energy per second.

What is the rate of charge flow across the conductor?

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24. 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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25. An electron accelerates through a potential difference of . How much work is done on the electron by the field?

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