Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas
Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Large Number of Gas Molecules, RMS Speed of Molecules & Temperature and Kinetic Energy etc.
Important Questions on Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas
If volume occupied by molecules is negligible, then what will be the pressure exerted by one mole of at is .

Self volume of molecules is negligible in comparison to total volume of gas contained in a pot.

State the assumption regarding the volume of gas molecules to consider the gas as an ideal gas.

Rate of collision of molecules of a gas increases with the increase in the number of molecules of a gas filled in a container.

The average speed of molecules of a gas is at STP. The number of molecules per unit volume is and diameter of one molecule of the given gas is . Calculate the rate of collision of molecules of the gas. Take .

For gas to be ideal gas, it is assumed that the _____ of the molecules is negligibly small compared to the volume occupied by the gas.

For a gas to be “ideal”,the gas particles must have negligible volume.

The root mean square speed of molecules of a given mass of a gas at and atmosphere pressure is The root mean square speed of molecules of the gas at and atmosphere pressure is The value of will be _________.

Assertion: Consider a system of gas having N molecules; Instantaneous K.E. of few molecules can be greater than average K.E. of the molecules of the given gas.
Reason: Number of molecules having most probable speed is greater than number of molecules having average speed.

At constant pressure, which of the following is true?

Let

Kinetic energy per unit volume is . The pressure exerted by the gas is given by

The rms speed of hydrogen is times the rms speed of nitrogen. If is the temperature of the gas, then

The average kinetic energy of gas molecules does not depend upon temperature.

atmospheric pressure is _____ in Pascals.

An ideal gas is maintained at constant pressure. If the temperature of an ideal gas increases from .What affect does it cause on the rms Speed?

Which of the following gases will have least rms speed at a given temperature?

Which of the following shows the correct relationship between the pressure 'P' and density of an ideal gas at constant temperature ?

Which of the following statement is wrong about Maxwell's distribution curve?

What happens when the gas becomes hotter?
