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Calculate the r.m.s. velocity of air molecules at S.T.P. Given density of air at S.T.P. is .
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the result of applying the formula for root mean square velocity using the given pressure and density.
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When heat Q is supplied to a diatomic gas of rigid molecules, at constant volume, its temperature increases by . The heat required to produce the same change in temperature, at a constant pressure is
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is because the ratio of heat required at constant pressure to that at constant volume is equal to the adiabatic index for a diatomic gas.
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A diatomic molecule has how many degrees of freedom
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Correct option: C
5
Option C (5) is correct because a diatomic molecule has 3 translational and 2 rotational degrees of freedom.
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A vessel contains of nitrogen gas at a temperature of . The amount of heat to be transferred to the gas to double the r.m.s speed of its molecules will be:
Take .
Take .
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Correct option: C
9360 J
Option C (9360 J) is correct because it is the amount of heat required to double the RMS speed, calculated using the specific heat at constant volume.
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The temperature of the gas is a measure of
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Correct option: A
The average translational kinetic energy of the
gas molecules
gas molecules
Option A (The average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules) is correct because temperature is directly proportional to the average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules.
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How many times a diatomic gas should be expanded adiabatically so as to reduce the root mean square velocity to half
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Correct option: B
32
Option B (32) is correct because the volume should be increased by 32 times to reduce the root mean square velocity to half.
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Find out the temperature of oxygen at which of oxygen is equal to of hydrogen at .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is calculated by equating the RMS velocities of oxygen and hydrogen and solving for the temperature of oxygen.
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of helium occupies at STP. The specific heat capacity of helium at constant pressure is . Calculate the speed of sound in helium at STP.
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Correct option: C
962.28 m/s
Option C (962.28 m/s) is correct because it is the result of correctly applying the formula for the speed of sound in a gas, considering the adiabatic index and STP conditions.
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What will be the average value of energy along one degree of freedom for an ideal gas in thermal equilibrium at a temperature ?( is Boltzmann constant)
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the average energy per degree of freedom for an ideal gas is .
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For an ideal gas of diatomic molecules
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because for a diatomic molecule, the degrees of freedom are 5, and therefore, .
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The correct relation between the degrees of freedom and the ratio of specific heat is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the correct relationship between degrees of freedom () and the ratio of specific heats ().
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Supposing the distance between the atoms of a diatomic gas to be constant, its specific heat at constant volume per mole (gram mole) is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because a diatomic gas has 5 degrees of freedom (3 translational and 2 rotational) at normal temperatures.
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At a pressure of the volume of is 10 litre and mass is 20 gm. The rms velocity is [in m/sec]
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Correct option: C
600
Option C (600) is correct because it accurately calculates the RMS velocity using the given pressure, volume, and mass.
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Vessel is filled with hydrogen while vessel whose volume is twice that of is filled with the same mass of oxygen at the same temperature. The ratio of the mean kinetic energies of hydrogen and oxygen is
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Correct option: D
Option D (1:1) is correct because the mean kinetic energy of a gas depends only on its temperature, and both gases are at the same temperature.
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The rms velocity of the molecules in a sample of helium is in that of the molecules in a sample of hydrogen. If the temperature of hydrogen sample is . The temperature of the helium sample is nearly
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the rms velocity depends on the square root of the temperature, and the ratio of velocities is used to find the temperature of helium.
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In a mixture of gases at a fixed temperature
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Correct option: A
Lighter molecule has higher average speed
Option A is correct because at a fixed temperature, lighter molecules have a higher average speed due to their lower mass.
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Assertion (A) : If a gas container is placed in a moving train, the temperature of gas will increase.
Reason (R) : Kinetic energy of gas molecules will increase.
Reason (R) : Kinetic energy of gas molecules will increase.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
Option D is correct because the assertion about gas temperature increase in a moving train is false, while the reason about increased kinetic energy of gas molecules is true.
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Determine the absolute gas temperature at which the root mean square speed of helium molecules exceeds their most probable speed by .
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the temperature is calculated by equating the difference between RMS and most probable speeds to 200 m/s.
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Assertion: The ratio of specific heat gas at constant pressure and specific heat at constant volume for a diatomic gas is more than that for a monatomic gas.
Reason: The molecules of a monatomic gas have more degrees of freedom than those of a diatomic gas.
Reason: The molecules of a monatomic gas have more degrees of freedom than those of a diatomic gas.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
Option D is correct. Both the assertion and reason are false. The ratio of specific heats is lower for diatomic gases, and monatomic gases have fewer degrees of freedom.
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The average degree of freedom per molecule for a gas is 6 . The gas performs of work when it expands at constant pressure. The heat absorbed by the gas is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the relation between work done and heat absorbed at constant pressure, considering the degrees of freedom.
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A tyre kept outside in sunlight bursts off after sometime because of
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Correct option: A
increase in pressure
Option A (increase in pressure) is correct because, according to Gay-Lussac's law, as the temperature increases, the pressure inside the tire increases, leading to it bursting.
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Consider a sample of oxygen at . Find the average time taken by a molecule to travel a distance equal to the diameter of the earth.
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Correct option: D
8 hrs
Option D (8 hrs) is correct because it is the approximate time calculated using the average speed of oxygen molecules and the Earth's diameter.
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The root mean square velocity of a gas molecule of mass at a given temperature is proportional to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the root mean square velocity is inversely proportional to the square root of the mass of the gas molecule.
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Two containers A and B are such that,
After opening the tap, final pressure in the containers is (Assume temperature of A and B are same)
After opening the tap, final pressure in the containers is (Assume temperature of A and B are same)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the conservation of moles and the ideal gas law, considering the combined volume.
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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 mole of a monoatomic gas from to at constant volume is . Then, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of of a diatomic gas from to at constant pressure is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly relates the heat required for monoatomic and diatomic gases at constant volume and pressure, respectively.
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In case of hydrogen and oxygen at NTP, which of the following is the same of both ?
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Correct option: B
Average KE per molecule
Option B (Average KE per molecule) is correct because at the same temperature, the average kinetic energy per molecule is the same for all gases.
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The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule can be determined by knowing
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Correct option: C
The temperature of the gas only
Option C (The temperature of the gas only) is correct because the average kinetic energy of a gas molecule is directly proportional to the absolute temperature of the gas, as described by the equipartition theorem.
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A mixture of 2 moles of helium gas (atomic mass = ), and 1 mole of argon gas (atomic mass = ) is kept at in a container. The ratio of the speeds is
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Correct option: D
3.16
Option D (3.16) is correct because it is calculated directly from the ratio of the square roots of the molecular masses.
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Consider a gas with density and as the root mean square velocity of its molecules contained in a volume. If the system moves as whole with velocity then the pressure exerted by the gas is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the pressure exerted by the gas depends on the root mean square velocity of its molecules and is independent of the system's overall velocity.
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The kinetic energy of emitted electron is when the light incident on the metal has wavelength . To double the kinetic energy, the incident light must have wavelength :
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the photoelectric effect equation, relating kinetic energy and wavelength.
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