29 July, 2015

Black Body Radiation

If the temperature of black body is increased by a factor of 2, the amount of energy and volume radiated increases by a factor of . . . . . . . . . .

( a ) 2               ( b ) 4               ( c ) 8               ( d ) 16

23 July, 2015

Acceleration due to Gravity; The ratio of escape velocity on the Earth to that on Mars.

The acceleration due to gravity ( g ) on the surface of the Earth is approximately 2 . 6 times that on the surface of the Mars . Given that the radius of Mars is about one half the radius of the Earth , the ratio of the escape velocity on Earth to that on Mars is approximately . . . . . . . . . . .
a ) 1 . 1
b ) 1 . 3
c ) 2 . 3
d ) 5 . 2