Mean Free Path

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Mean Free Path: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Mean Free Path, Expression for Root Mean Square Velocity, Expression for Mean Square Velocity and, Expression for Mean Velocity

Important Questions on Mean Free Path

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The mean free path of molecules of a certain gas at STP is 1500d, where d is the diameter of the gas molecules. While maintaining the standard pressure, the mean free path of the molecules at 373 K is approximately:

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In a gas at STP, if n is the number density of the molecules and r is the radius of the molecule, then the mean free path of the molecule is inversely proportional to

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Why do gases conduct electricity at low pressure?

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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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 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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The collision frequency of nitrogen molecule in a cylinder containing at 2.0 atm pressure and temperature 17°C is approximately: (Take radius of a nitrogen molecule is 1.0 )

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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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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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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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The mean free path of molecules of a gas (radius 'r') is inversely proportional to

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If temperature of a gas in closed container is doubled, then mean free path of gas molecules will be

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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