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In case of gases, which is greater: mean value of velocities or r.m.s. value of velocities?
(Choose from: mean value/ rms value)

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Important Questions on Kinetic Theory

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In a dilute gas at pressure P and temperature 't', the time between successive collision of a molecule varies with T as :
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An HCl molecule has rotational, translational and vibrational motions. If the rms velocity of HCl molecules in its gaseous phase is ν- , m is its mass and kB is Boltzmann's constant, then its temperature will be:
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Nitrogen gas is at 300 °C temperature. The temperature (in K ) at which the rms speed of a H2 molecule would be equal to the rms speed of a nitrogen molecule, is . (Molar mass of N2 gas 28 g ).
 
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The molecules of a monoatomic gas has r.m.s. speedv  at 27°C. It is heated until the r.m.s. speed becomes 2v. What is the new temperature?
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A container of fixed volume has a mixture of one mole of hydrogen and one mole of helium in equilibrium at temperature T . Assuming the gases are ideal, the correct statement(s) is (are)
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The rms speed of a particle is vrms at a pressure P. If pressure is increased to 3 times then the rms speed becomes
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To raise the temperature of a certain mass of gas by 50 °C at a constant pressure,160 calories of heat is required. When the same mass of gas is cooled by 100°C at constant volume, 240 calories of heat is released. How many degrees of freedom does each molecule of this gas have (assume gas to be ideal)?
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Two gases having same pressure P and volume V are mixed at a temperature T. If the mixture is at a temperature T and occupies the same volume then pressure of the mixture would be
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Increase in temperature of a gas filled in a container will lead to
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The temperature, at which the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecules equals their escape their escape velocity from the earth, is closest to:
[ Boltzmann Constant kB=1.38×10-23 J/K
Avogadro number NA=6.02×1026 /kg
Radius of Earth: 6.4×106 m
Gravitational acceleration on Earth =10 ms-2] 
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The temperature at which the r.m.s. velocity of oxygen molecules will be 13rd of r·m.s velocity of hydrogen molecules at -3 °C is
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The RMS speed of oxygen at room temperature is about 500 m s-1. The RMS speed of hydrogen at the same temperature is about
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A diatomic gas consisting of rigid molecules is at a temperature of 87 °C. If the moment of inertia of the rotating diatomic rigid molecule is 2.76×10-39 g cm2, then the rms angular speed of the molecule is (Boltzmann constant =1.38×10-23 J K-1)
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At what temperature is the R.M.S. velocity of Hydrogen molecule is equal to that of an oxygen molecule at 47°C?

(Molecular weight of hydrogen =2, Molecular weight of oxygen =32)

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Pressure of an ideal gas is increased by keeping the temperature constant. The kinetic energy of molecules
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Deduce Boyle’s law using the expression for pressure exerted by the gas.
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The average energy of molecules in a sample of oxygen gas at 300 K are 6.21×10-21J. The corresponding values at 600 K are
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For given gas at 1 atm pressure, rms  speed of the molecules is 200 m/s at 127°C. At 2 atm pressure and at 227° C, the rms speed of the molecules will be:
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The molecules of a given mass of gas have RMS velocity of 200  s-1 at 27oC and 1.0×105 m-2 pressure. When the temperature and pressure of the gas are respectively, 127oC and 0.05×105 m-2, the r.m.s. velocity of its molecules in s-1 is:
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The mean free path of molecules of a gas (radius ‘ r ’) is inversely proportional to: