CBSE Class 11 Physics Chapter 11 - Thermal Properties of matter

Brief Information: This chapter will teach you the exact meaning of heat and how this heat is measured. There are various topics related to heat flow that will be discussed in this chapter. Some of the interesting daily life phenomena like why the wind reverses its direction near a sea beach or why the blacksmiths healthier iron rings before they fit a rim on the wooden wheel will be explained through this chapter. You will also learn why the temperature does not change when the water boils even though it goes through a great of heat change in the process in this chapter.

Topics Covered

• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Temperature and heat
• 11.3 Measurement of temperature
• 11.4 Ideal-gas equation and absolute temperature
• 11.5 Thermal expansion
• 11.6 Specific heat capacity
• 11.7 Calorimetry
• 11.8 Change of state
• 11.9 Heat transfer
• 11.10 Newton’s law of cooling

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