NEET Physics — Thermal Properties of Matter

Which property of a material explains why sand heats up faster than water under the same sunlight?

A copper cylinder has a volume of $500 \, \text{cm}^3$ at $50^\circ \text{C}$. What temperature must it be cooled to for the volume to decrease by $0.85 \, \text{cm}^3$? ($\alpha_l = 1.7 \times 10^{-5} \, \text{K}^{-1}$)

Which scale measures temperature relative to the freezing and boiling points of water with 180 intervals between them?

What is the primary factor affecting the volume expansion of a gas compared to solids and liquids?

A $0.45 \, \text{kg}$ copper block at $200^\circ \text{C}$ is placed in $1.1 \, \text{kg}$ water at $23^\circ \text{C}$ in a $0.2 \, \text{kg}$ brass calorimeter at $23^\circ \text{C}$. What is the final temperature? (Specific heat of copper = $386 \, \text{J kg}^{-1} \text{K}^{-1}$, water = $4186 \, \text{J kg}^{-1} \text{K}^{-1}$, brass = $386 \, \text{J kg}^{-1} \text{K}^{-1}$)