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If the mean free path of gaseous molecules is 60 cm at a pressure of 1 × 104 mm Hg, what will be its mean free-path when the pressure is increased by 100 times ?

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Important Questions on Kinetic Theory

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The mean free path for a gas, with molecular diameter d and number density n can be expressed as:
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An ideal gas in a closed container is slowly heated. As its temperature increases, which of the following statements are true ? 

(A) the mean free path of the molecules decreases

(B) the mean collision time between the molecules decreases.

(C) the mean free path remains unchanged.

(D) the mean collision time remains unchanged.

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The plot that depicts the behavior of the mean free time τ (time between two successive collisions) for the molecules of an ideal gas, as a function of temperature T, qualitatively, is: (Graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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A certain sample of a gas has a volume of 0.2 L measured at 1 atm pressure and 0ºC. At the same pressure but 273ºC, its volume will be
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A constant volume gas thermometer shows pressure reading of 50 cm and 90 cm of mercury at 0℃ and 100℃ respectively. When the pressure reading is 60 cm of mercury, the temperature is
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 Out of the following which one correctly represents the T-P diagram?
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By what percentage should the pressure of the given mass of gas be increased so to decrease its volume by 10% at a constant temperature?