JEE Physics Kinetic Theory MCQs Set 13

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule at 27°C is \( 6.21\times10^{-21} \) J. Its average kinetic energy at 227°C is:
(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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Question 2: An ideal gas at 27°C is compressed adiabatically to \( \tfrac{8}{27} \) of its original volume (\( TV^{\gamma-1}=\text{constant} \)) and \( \gamma=\tfrac{5}{3} \). The rise in temperature will be:
(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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Question 3: \( v_{rms} \), \( v_{av} \) and \( v_{mp} \) are the root mean square, average and most probable speeds of molecules of a gas obeying the Maxwellian velocity distribution. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) \( v_{rms}(b) \( v_{rms}>v_{av}>v_{mp} \)
(c) \( v_{mp}(d) \( v_{mp}>v_{rms}>v_{av} \)
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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Question 4: Let \( \bar v \), \( v_{rms} \) and \( v_p \) denote the mean speed, root mean square speed and most probable speed of the molecules in an ideal monoatomic gas at absolute temperature T. The mass of a molecule is m. Then:
(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(d) the average kinetic energy of the molecules is \( \tfrac34 m v_p^2 \)
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 v3. Since \( v_{rms}^2=\tfrac32 v_p^2 \), the average kinetic energy is \( \tfrac12 m v_{rms}^2=\tfrac34 m v_p^2 \).

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Question 5: Two identical containers A and B with frictionless pistons contain the same ideal gas at the same temperature and the same volume V. The mass of the gas in A is \( m_A \) and in B is \( m_B \). The gas in each cylinder is now allowed to expand isothermally to the same final volume 2V. The changes in pressure in A and B are found to be \( \Delta p \) and \( 1.5\,\Delta p \) respectively. Then:
(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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Question 6: \( N_1 \) molecules of a gas at temperature \( T_1 \) are mixed with \( N_2 \) molecules of the same gas at temperature \( T_2 \). The resulting temperature of the mixture is:
(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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Question 7: At what temperature will the molecules of nitrogen have the same rms velocity as the molecules of oxygen at 127°C?
(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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Question 8: If liquid oxygen at 1 atmosphere pressure is heated from 70 K to 300 K by supplying heat at a constant rate, the graph of temperature versus time will be:
(a) tT
(b) tT
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(d) tT
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) tT

Explanation:
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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Question 9: The figure shows the volume V versus temperature T graphs for a certain mass of a perfect gas at two constant pressures \( P_1 \) and \( P_2 \). What inference can you draw from the graphs?
P₁P₂θ₁θ₂VT (a) \( P_1>P_2 \)
(b) \( P_1(c) \( P_1=P_2 \)
(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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Question 10: A gas mixture consists of molecules of type 1, 2 and 3 with molar masses \( m_1>m_2>m_3 \). \( v_{rms} \) and \( \bar K \) are the rms speed and the average kinetic energy of the gases. Which of the following is true?
(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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Question 11: A thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular mass M and ratio of specific heats γ. It is moving with speed v and is suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, its temperature increases by:
(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) \( \dfrac{(\gamma-1)}{2(\gamma+1)R}Mv^2\,K \)
Show Answer & Explanation

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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Question 12: If the root mean square velocity of the molecules of hydrogen at NTP is 1.84 km/s, calculate the root mean square velocity of oxygen molecules at NTP. The molecular weights of hydrogen and oxygen are 2 and 32 respectively.
(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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Question 13:
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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Question 14:
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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Question 15:
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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Question 16:
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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Question 17:
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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Question 18:
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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Question 19:
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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Question 20:
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.
2. Even at absolute zero, particles retain zero-point energy, so the reason is true.
3. The reason has no bearing on the pressure rise, so it is not the explanation.

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