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Multiple Choice Questions
(a) \( 10.35\times10^{-21} \) J
(b) \( 11.35\times10^{-21} \) J
(c) \( 52.2\times10^{-21} \) J
(d) \( 5.22\times10^{-21} \) J
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) \( 10.35\times10^{-21} \) J
Explanation:
1. Average kinetic energy is proportional to absolute temperature.
2. T₁ = 27 + 273 = 300 K and T₂ = 227 + 273 = 500 K, so K₂/K₁ = 500/300 = 5/3.
3. \( K_2 = \tfrac{5}{3}\times 6.21\times10^{-21} = 10.35\times10^{-21} \) J.
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(a) 480°C
(b) 450°C
(c) 375°C
(d) 225°C
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) 375°C
Explanation:
1. \( T_1V_1^{\gamma-1}=T_2V_2^{\gamma-1} \), so \( T_2 = T_1\left(\tfrac{V_1}{V_2}\right)^{2/3} \).
2. Since \( V_2/V_1 = 8/27 \), \( V_1/V_2=27/8 \) and \( (27/8)^{2/3}=9/4 \).
3. T₂ = 300 × 9/4 = 675 K = 402°C.
4. Rise in temperature = 402 − 27 = 375°C.
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(a) \( v_{rms}
(c) \( v_{mp}
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) \( v_{rms}>v_{av}>v_{mp} \)
Explanation:
1. \( v_{rms}=\sqrt{3kT/m} \), \( v_{av}=\sqrt{8kT/\pi m} \) and \( v_{mp}=\sqrt{2kT/m} \).
2. Numerically the coefficients are 1.73, 1.60 and 1.41.
3. Hence \( v_{rms}>v_{av}>v_{mp} \).
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(a) no molecule can have a speed greater than \( \sqrt2\,v_{rms} \)
(b) no molecule can have a speed less than \( v_p/\sqrt2 \)
(c) \( \bar v
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) the average kinetic energy of the molecules is \( \tfrac34 m v_p^2 \)
Explanation:
1. The Maxwell distribution has no upper cut-off, so molecules can have speeds above any given value and also very low speeds. Options (a) and (b) are false.
2. The correct order is \( v_p<\bar v
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(a) \( 4m_A=9m_B \)
(b) \( 2m_A=3m_B \)
(c) \( 3m_A=2m_B \)
(d) \( 9m_A=4m_B \)
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) \( 3m_A=2m_B \)
Explanation:
1. For isothermal expansion to 2V the pressure halves, so the fall in pressure is half the initial pressure: \( \Delta p=P/2 \).
2. Initial pressure \( P=\dfrac{mRT}{MV} \), hence \( \Delta p\propto m \) for the same gas, T and V.
3. \( \dfrac{\Delta p_A}{\Delta p_B}=\dfrac{m_A}{m_B}=\dfrac{1}{1.5}=\dfrac23 \), so \( 3m_A=2m_B \).
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(a) \( \dfrac{T_1-T_2}{2} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{N_1T_1-N_2T_2}{N_1+N_2} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{N_1T_1+N_2T_2}{N_1+N_2} \)
(d) \( \left(\dfrac{N_1+N_2}{2}\right)\left(\dfrac{T_1+T_2}{2}\right) \)
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) \( \dfrac{N_1T_1+N_2T_2}{N_1+N_2} \)
Explanation:
1. No energy is lost, so total translational energy is conserved: \( \tfrac32kT_1N_1+\tfrac32kT_2N_2=\tfrac32k(N_1+N_2)T \).
2. Cancelling \( \tfrac32k \): \( T=\dfrac{N_1T_1+N_2T_2}{N_1+N_2} \).
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(a) 457°C
(b) 273°C
(c) 350°C
(d) 77°C
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) 77°C
Explanation:
1. \( v_{rms}=\sqrt{3RT/M} \), so equal rms speeds need \( T/M \) equal.
2. For oxygen M = 32 and T = 127 + 273 = 400 K. For nitrogen M = 28.
3. \( T_{N_2}=400\times\dfrac{28}{32}=350 \) K = 77°C.
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Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c)
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1. Heat is supplied at a constant rate, so Q = mcΔT gives a temperature rising linearly with time while the oxygen stays liquid.
2. At the boiling point (about 90 K) the temperature stays constant while the liquid vaporises (Q = mL).
3. After complete vaporisation the gas heats up linearly again.
4. This rise, flat portion, rise pattern is graph (c).
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(a) \( P_1>P_2 \)
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(d) No inference can be drawn due to insufficient information
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) \( P_1>P_2 \)
Explanation:
1. For a fixed mass at constant pressure, \( V=\dfrac{nR}{P}T \), so the slope of the V–T line is \( nR/P \).
2. The line for P₁ makes the smaller angle (θ₁ < θ₂), so its slope is smaller.
3. Smaller slope means larger pressure, hence \( P_1>P_2 \).
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(a) \( (v_{rms})_1<(v_{rms})_2<(v_{rms})_3 \) and \( (\bar K)_1=(\bar K)_2=(\bar K)_3 \)
(b) \( (v_{rms})_1=(v_{rms})_2=(v_{rms})_3 \) and \( (\bar K)_1=(\bar K)_2>(\bar K)_3 \)
(c) \( (v_{rms})_1>(v_{rms})_2>(v_{rms})_3 \) and \( (\bar K)_1<(\bar K)_2>(\bar K)_3 \)
(d) \( (v_{rms})_1>(v_{rms})_2>(v_{rms})_3 \) and \( (\bar K)_1<(\bar K)_2<(\bar K)_3 \)
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) \( (v_{rms})_1<(v_{rms})_2<(v_{rms})_3 \) and \( (\bar K)_1=(\bar K)_2=(\bar K)_3 \)
Explanation:
1. In a mixture all gases are at the same temperature, so their average kinetic energy \( \tfrac32kT \) is equal.
2. Since \( v_{rms}\propto 1/\sqrt m \), the heaviest molecules are slowest.
3. So \( (v_{rms})_1<(v_{rms})_2<(v_{rms})_3 \) with equal average kinetic energies.
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(a) \( \dfrac{(\gamma-1)}{2\gamma R}Mv^2\,K \)
(b) \( \dfrac{\gamma Mv^2}{2R}\,K \)
(c) \( \dfrac{(\gamma-1)}{2R}Mv^2\,K \)
(d) \( \dfrac{(\gamma-1)}{2(\gamma+1)R}Mv^2\,K \)
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Answer: (c) \( \dfrac{(\gamma-1)}{2R}Mv^2\,K \)
Explanation:
1. The kinetic energy of the gas of mass m is converted into internal energy: \( \tfrac12mv^2=nC_V\Delta T \).
2. With \( n=m/M \) and \( C_V=\dfrac{R}{\gamma-1} \): \( \tfrac12mv^2=\dfrac mM\dfrac{R}{\gamma-1}\Delta T \).
3. So \( \Delta T=\dfrac{(\gamma-1)Mv^2}{2R} \) kelvin.
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(a) 1.47 km/s
(b) 0.94 km/s
(c) 1.84 km/s
(d) 0.46 km/s
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) 0.46 km/s
Explanation:
1. \( v_{rms}=\sqrt{3RT/M} \), so at the same temperature \( v\propto 1/\sqrt M \).
2. \( \dfrac{v_{H_2}}{v_{O_2}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{32}{2}}=4 \).
3. So \( v_{O_2}=1.84/4=0.46 \) km/s.
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Assertion (A): For a gas atom the number of degrees of freedom is 3.
Reason (R): \( C_p/C_v=\gamma \)
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. A gas atom (monatomic) can move along x, y and z axes, so it has 3 translational degrees of freedom. The assertion is true.
2. The ratio \( C_p/C_v=\gamma \) is the definition of γ and is true.
3. The ratio γ does not explain why there are 3 degrees of freedom, so the reason is not the explanation.
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Assertion (A): The root mean square and most probable speeds of the molecules in a gas are the same.
Reason (R): The Maxwell distribution for the speed of molecules in a gas is symmetrical.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true.
Explanation:
1. v_rms = √(3kT/m) and v_mp = √(2kT/m), so v_rms is about 1.22 times v_mp. The assertion is false.
2. The Maxwell speed distribution is skewed with a long tail at high speeds, not symmetrical, so the reason is false.
3. Both statements are incorrect.
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Assertion (A): The ratio \( C_p/C_v \) for an ideal diatomic gas is less than that for an ideal monoatomic gas (where \( C_p \) and \( C_v \) have usual meaning).
Reason (R): The atoms of a monoatomic gas have fewer degrees of freedom as compared to the molecules of a diatomic gas.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. \( \gamma=1+\dfrac2f \).
2. Monatomic: f = 3, so γ = 5/3 = 1.67. Diatomic: f = 5, so γ = 7/5 = 1.4.
3. Thus γ(diatomic) < γ(monatomic) because the diatomic molecule has more degrees of freedom. Both are true and the reason explains the assertion.
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Assertion (A): The total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules of a given mass of an ideal gas is 1.5 times the product of its pressure and volume.
Reason (R): The molecules of a gas collide with each other and the velocities of the molecules change due to the collision.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. Total translational kinetic energy is \( \tfrac32nRT=\tfrac32PV \), so the assertion is true.
2. Molecules do collide and exchange velocities, so the reason is also true.
3. The collisions do not lead to the 3/2 factor, so the reason is not the explanation.
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Assertion (A): The mean free path of gas molecules varies inversely as the density of the gas.
Reason (R): The mean free path varies inversely as the pressure of the gas.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. The mean free path is \( \lambda=\dfrac{kT}{\sqrt2\pi\sigma^2P}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt2\pi\sigma^2 n} \), so it varies inversely as the number density and hence as the density. The assertion is true.
2. At constant temperature the density is proportional to the pressure, so λ varies inversely as the pressure too. The reason is true.
3. The pressure dependence is the reason the density dependence holds, so the reason explains the assertion.
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Assertion (A): At a given temperature the specific heat of a gas at constant volume is always greater than its specific heat at constant pressure.
Reason (R): When a gas is heated at constant volume, some extra heat is needed compared to that at constant pressure for doing work in expansion.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true.
Explanation:
1. For any gas \( C_p-C_v=R>0 \), so the specific heat at constant pressure is greater. The assertion is false.
2. At constant pressure extra heat is needed to do work of expansion, not at constant volume. The reason is false.
3. Both statements are incorrect.
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Assertion (A): One mole of any substance at any temperature or volume always contains 6.02×10²³ molecules.
Reason (R): One mole of a substance always refers to S.T.P. conditions.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false.
Explanation:
1. A mole always contains Avogadro's number of particles, 6.02×10²³, whatever the temperature or volume. The assertion is true.
2. Only the molar volume of a gas (22.4 L) refers to STP; a mole does not, so the reason is false.
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Assertion (A): Air pressure in a car tyre increases during driving.
Reason (R): Absolute zero temperature is not zero energy temperature.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. During driving the tyre air warms because of flexing and friction, and at nearly constant volume \( P\propto T \), so the pressure rises. The assertion is true.
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