Law of Equipartition of Energy

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Law of Equipartition of Energy: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Equipartition of Energy, Translational Degree of Freedom, Rotational Degree of Freedom, Vibrational Degree of Freedom, Molar Kinetic Energy, Molecular Kinetic Energy and, Energy in Gases

Important Questions on Law of Equipartition of Energy

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The translational kinetic energy of 1 g molecule of a gas, at temperature 300 K is R=8.31 J mol-1 K-1

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Non-rigid diatomic gas molecules have both translaion and rotational degree of freedom.

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There are _____ translational degrees of freedom and three rotational degrees of freedom of Ozone.

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The number of degree of freedom for a rigid diatomic molecule is 

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A sample of gas consists of μ1 moles of mono-atomic molecules, μ2 moles of diatomic molecules and μ3 moles of linear triatomic molecules. The gas is kept at high temperature. What is the total number of degree of freedom?

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Choose the relation between the average kinetic energy and pressure.

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Total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is

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Choose the wrong options.

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The mean kinetic energy of a vibrating diatomic molecule with two vibrational modes is (k= Boltzman constant and T= Temperature)

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The average energy per mole of an ideal gas of number of degrees of freedom equal to nat temperatureT is _____.

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Two ideal monatomic gases A and B at 27  and 37  are mixed. The number of moles in gas A is 2 and number of moles in gas B is 3. What will be the temperature of the mixture?

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The kinetic energy of 1kg of oxygen at 300K is 1.356×106J. Find the kinetic energy of  4kg of oxygen at 400K.

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State the law of equipartition  of energy. 

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Using expression for pressure exerted by gas, deduce expression for 

Kinetic energy per mole or kilomole.

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Using expression for pressure exerted by gas, deduce expression for 

Kinetic energy per unit volume 

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Using expression for pressure exerted by gas, deduce expression for 

Kinetic energy of a gas 

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At temperature T, the R.M.S. velocity of hydrogen gas becomes equal to the escape velocity from the earth's surface. The value of T in K is

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The root mean square angular velocity of a diatomic molecule (with each atom of mass and interatomic distance $a$ ) is given by :

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According to the kinetic theory of gases, for a diatomic molecule

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A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of Argon at temperature T . Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system is