Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas

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Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Large Number of Gas Molecules, RMS Speed of Molecules & Temperature and Kinetic Energy etc.

Important Questions on Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas

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If volume occupied by CO2​ molecules is negligible, then what will be the pressure P5.277 exerted by one mole of at 27°C is a=3.592 L2 mol-2.

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Self volume of molecules is negligible in comparison to total volume of gas contained in a pot.

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State the assumption regarding the volume of gas molecules to consider the gas as an ideal gas.

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Rate of collision of molecules of a gas increases with the increase in the number of molecules of a gas filled in a container.

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The average speed of molecules of a gas is 485 m/s at STP. The number of molecules per unit volume is 2.7×1025 m-3 and diameter of one molecule of the given gas is 2×10-10 m. Calculate the rate of collision of molecules of the gas. Take π=3.14.

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For gas to be ideal gas, it is assumed that the _____ of the molecules is negligibly small compared to the volume occupied by the gas.

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For a gas to be “ideal”,the gas particles must have negligible volume. 

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Assertion: Consider a system of gas having N molecules; Instantaneous K.E. of few molecules can be greater than average K.E. of the molecules of the given gas.

Reason: Number of molecules having most probable speed is greater than number of molecules having average speed.

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At constant pressure, which of the following is true?

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Let v¯, vrms and vp respectively denote the mean speed, the root-mean-square speed, and the most probable speed of the molecules in an ideal monoatomic gas at absolute temperature T. The mass of a molecules is m -

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Kinetic energy per unit volume is E. The pressure exerted by the gas is given by 

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The rms speed of hydrogen is 7 times the rms speed of nitrogen. If T is the temperature of the gas, then

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The average kinetic energy of gas molecules does not depend upon temperature.

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10 atmospheric pressure is _____ in Pascals.

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An ideal gas is maintained at constant pressure. If the temperature of an ideal gas increases from 100 K to 10000 K.What affect does it cause on the rms Speed?

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Which of the following gases will have least rms speed at a given temperature?

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Which of the following shows the correct relationship between the pressure 'P' and density ρ of an ideal gas at constant temperature ?

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Which of the following statement is wrong about Maxwell's distribution curve?

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What happens when the gas becomes hotter?

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How can we find the most probable speed of molecules using maxwell's distribution curve for velocities of molecules of a gas?