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A polyatomic gas with n degrees of freedom has a mean energy per molecules given by :

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Important Questions on Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation

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Molecules of an ideal gas are known to have three translational degrees of freedom. The gas is maintained at a temperature of T. The total internal energy, U of a mole of this gas, and the value of γ=CpCv are given, respectively, by
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The ratio of the specific heats CPCv= γ in terms of degrees of freedom (n) is given by:
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Match the CpCv ratio for ideal gases with different type of molecules:

Molecule Type Cp/Cv
(A) Monoatomic (I) 7/5
(B) Diatomic rigid molecules (II) 9/7
(C) Diatomic non-rigid molecules (III) 4/3
(D) Triatomic rigid molecules (IV) 5/3
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature obeys Maxwell's distribution.

Statement II : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Using equipartition of energy, the specific heat (in J kg-1 K-1 ) of Aluminium at high temperature can be estimated to be (atomic weight of Aluminium =27)

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Two moles of helium are mixed with n moles of hydrogen. If CpCv=32 for the mixture then the value of n is,
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A diatomic gas is heated at constant pressure, what fraction of the heat energy is used to increase the internal energy?
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What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the gas in a cylinder of fixed capacity (44.8 litres) that contains helium gas at standard temperature and pressure, by 15.0°C ? R=8.31 J mol-1 K-1
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If one mole of the polyatomic gas is having two vibrational modes and β is the ratio of molar specific heats for polyatomic gas β=CPCv then the value of β is :
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A closed vessel contains 0.1 mole of a monoatomic ideal gas at 200 K. If 0.05 mole of the same gas at 400 K is added to it, the final equilibrium temperature (in K) of the gas in the vessel will be close to ______
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A polyatomic ideal gas has 24 vibrational modes. What is the value of γ?
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A gas has n degrees of freedom. The ratio of specific heat of gas at constant volume to the specific heat of gas at constant pressure will be
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Which statements are correct about degrees of freedom?

A. A molecule with n degrees of freedom has n2 different ways of storing energy.

B. Each degree of freedom is associated with 12RT average energy per mole.

C. A monoatomic gas molecule has 1 rotational degree of freedom where as diatomic molecule has 2 rotational degrees of freedom

D. CH4 has a total to 6 degrees of freedom.

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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A poly atomic molecule has 3 translational, 3 rotational degrees of freedom and 2 vibrational modes. The ratio of specific heats CPCV is
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The average thermal energy for a mono-atomic gas is : (kB is Boltzmann constant and T, absolute temperature)
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A gas mixture consists of 3 moles of oxygen and 5 moles of argon at temperature T. Assuming the gases to be ideal and the oxygen bond to be rigid, the total internal energy (in units of RT) of the mixutre is :