Mean Free Path

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Mean Free Path: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mean Free Path,Expression for Mean Velocity,Expression for Mean Square Velocity etc.

Important Questions on Mean Free Path

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On any planet, the presence of atmosphere implies (Crms= root mean square velocity of molecules and Ve= escape velocity)

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At a given temperature if Vrms is the root mean square velocity of the molecules of a gas and vsvs is the velocity of sound in it. Then these are related as (γ=Cp/Cv)

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 The rms speed of gas molecules is given by

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 A car is moving with an initial velocity of 30 m/s and it touches its destiny at 80 m/s. Calculate its average velocity. 

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What is the formula for average velocity?

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How do you find average velocity from two points?

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Find the modulus of the mean velocity vector averaged over the firstt sec  of motion.

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The root mean square velocity,vrms, the average velocity vav and the most probable velocity, vmp of the molecules of the gas are in the order.

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For a molecule of an ideal gas, the number density is 22×108 cm-3 and the mean free path is 10-2π cm. The diameter of the gas molecule is

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Find r.m.s. velocity of three molecules having velocities 10km/s, 20km/s, 30km/s.

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Define the following 

Root mean square velocity for the gas molecules.

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Define the following 

Mean square velocity

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Define the following 

Mean velocity 

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Define the following 

Mean free path

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Define the following

Free path

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In the following a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason.

Assertion: Mean free path of a gas molecule is inversely proportional to the density of gas.

Reason: Path of a gas molecule between two adjacent collision is straight line.

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Consider an ideal gas confined in an isolated closed chamber. As the gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion, the average time of collision between molecules increases as Vq , where V is the volume of the gas. The value of q is γ=CPCv

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding mean free path ?

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding mean free path ?

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Air becomes conducting when the pressure ranges between