Mean Free Path and RMS Speed

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Mean Free Path and RMS Speed: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mean Free Path & Time for Successive Collisions between Walls etc.

Important Questions on Mean Free Path and RMS Speed

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Derive the formula for time for successive collision between the walls of the container with the molecule.

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For a gas with n number of molecules per unit volume, Suppose the molecules of a gas are spheres of diameter d  the average speed of each molecule is v. The time between two successive collisions is on the average Γ=1nπvd2

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The mean free path and RMS velocity of a nitrogen molecule at a temperature 17 °C are 1.2×10-7 m and 5×102 m s-1, respectively. The mean time between two successive collisions will be x×10-11 s, what is the value of x.

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The mean free path of molecules of a gas (radius ‘r’) is inversely proportional to r2.

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The mean free path (λ) of a gas sample is given by:

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If the temperature and pressure of a gas is doubled the mean free path of the gas molecules

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Calculate the time taken between two successive collisions for a helium molecule having a diameter 7×10-10 m and an average velocity of 103 m/s, consider 1030 molecules present per unit volume.

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Derive the formula of the time interval between two successive collisions of molecules.

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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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Define the following 

Mean free path

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Define the following

Free path

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Cotyledons are also called-

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At any instant, the position and velocity vectors of two particles are r1,r2andv1,v2 respectively. They will collide if :

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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

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If the mean free path for a gas is l at 1atm pressure then its value at 5atm pressure will be-

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The mean free path of the molecule of a certain gas at 300 K is 2.6×10-5 m. The collision diameter of the molecule is 0.26 nm. After calculating pressure of the gas. The number of molecules per unit volume of the gas  is x×1020. The value of x will be