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COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
1. Ideal gas or Perfect gas
i) The molecules of the ideal gas are point
masses, with zero volume.
ii) There is no intermolecular force for the
molecules of ideal gas.
iii) There is no intermolecular potential energy
for the molecules of ideal gas.
iv) The molecules of ideal gas possess only the
kinetic energy.
v) Change in internal energy of one mole of
ideal gas is : U = CT.
vi) The ideal gases strictly obey the gas
equation, Boyle's law, Charle's law etc. at
all temperatures and pressures.
vii) The coefficient of cubical expansion of ideal
gas is equal to 1
273 per kelvin.
viii) The coefficient of pressure vanation with
temperature for ideal gas is equal to 1
273
per kelvin.
ix) The specific heat of ideal gases does not
depend on temperature.
x) No gas in the universe is ideal. Gases
such as H2, N
2, O
2, etc. behave very similar
to ideal gases.
xi) Monoatomic inert gases also behave like
ideal gases.
xii) The behaviour of real gases at high tempe-
rature and low pressure is very similar to
the ideal gases.
2. Ideal gas equation
For n moles of ideal gas, the relation between
pressure (P), volume (V) and the temperature
(T), is :
pV nRT
It is called ideal gas equation.
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i) For one mole, the ideal gas equation is :
pV RT
Here R is called molar gas constant. Its
value is same for all gases.
ii) For one gram of gas, we have
pV rT
Here r is specific gas constant.
Rr ,
M where M is molecular weight of the
gas.
iii) The value of r is different for different
gases.
iv) Values of R
R 8.4 J/moI K
R 2 cal/mol K
v) Dimensional formula for R is,
ML2T–2 –1 mol–1
3. Avogadro's hypothesis
i) Equal volumes of all gases at the same
temperature and pressure contain the same
number of molecules.
ii) One mole of every gas at NTP has same
volume equal to 22.4 litres.
iii) One mole of every gas contains same
number of molecules called Avogadro's
numbers NA = 6.02 1023.
iv) Avogadro's number is also equal to the
number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12 atom.
4. Real gases
i) The gases actually found in nature are called
real gases.
ii) The molecules of the real gas have finite
volume.
iii) There is intermolecular attraction or repulsion
between the molecules of the real gas.
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iv) The intermolecular force is attractive at
larger intermolecular separation and
repulsive, when the molecules are too close
to each other.
v) The molecules of the real gas have inter-
molecular potential energy as well as kinetic
energy.
vi) Real gases can be liquified as well as
solidified.
5. NTP or STP
i) NTP stands for normal temperature and
pressure.
ii) STP stands for standard temperature and
pressure.
iii) NTP refers to a temperature of 250C and
1 atm pressure. STP refers to a temperature
of 273 K or 00C and 1 bar pressure (slightly
lesser than 1 atm pressure).
iv) 1 atm. pressure = 76 cm of Hg pressure
1.01 105 Pa
1 bar = 105 Pa = 0.987 atm. pressure
6. Absolute zero
i) The absolute zero refers to zero of the kelvin
scale. That is absolute zero = 0 K = –2730C.
Exact value of absolute zero is –273.150C.
ii) At the absolute zero all molecular motion
ceases.
iii) The volume of ideal gas becomes zero at
the absolute zero.
iv) The pressure of ideal gas becomes zero at
the absolute zero.
v) The molecular energy or internal energy of
the ideal gas becomes zero at the absolute
zero.
vi) All real gas get liquified before reaching the
absolute zero.
vii) The internal energy of the real gases (after
liquifaction) at the absolute zero is not zero.
It is called zero point energy or Fermi
energy.
7. Postulates of the kinetic theory of gases
i) Nature of molecules
a) The molecules of each gas are identical
but different from that of other gases.
b) Molecules of a gas are point masses.
c) Molecules are rigid & perfectly elastic
spheres.
ii) Motion of molecules
Molecules of the gases move randomly in
all directions with all possible velocities.
iii) Collisions
a) The molecules of the gas continuously
collide with one another as well as with
the walls of the containing vessels.
b) The molecular collisions are perfectly
elastic.
c) The total energy of the molecules
remains constant during collisions.
d) Molecules move with constant velocity
along a straight line during the two
collisions.
e) The time spent in a collisions (10–8 s)
is very very small as compared to that
between the two collisions.
f) The number of collisions per second
does not change with time, provided
physical conditions such as pressure
and temperature do not change.
g) Collisions cause no change in the
density of the gas in any part of the
sample.
iv) Intermolecular forces
a) There is no intermolecular force
(perfect gas).
b) Gravitational attraction between the
molecules is negligible and so it is not
taken into account.
v) Pressure
a) Continuous collisions of the molecules
with the walls of the containing vessel
cause pressure on the walls.
b) Continuous collisions of the molecules
also cause pressure at all points within
the gas.
8. Expression for the pressure of gas
The expression for the pressure of the perfect
gas is :
2
rms
1p C
3
where, = density of the gas and Crms
is the root
mean square speed of the molecules.
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Other expressions for pressure of the gas
Suppose, M is the mass of the gas and V is the
volume of the gas. Then,
M
V
Hence2
rms
1 Mp C
3 V
i) If the number of molecules in the gas sample
be N and mass of each molecule be m, then :
p =
2
rmsNmC1
3 V
= 2
rms
2 1 1N mC
3 V 2
= 2 1
E3 V
[Here E is total kinetic energy of all the
molecules]
That is p Average kinetic energy of all
the molecules.
ii) From the above expressions we conclude
that :
(i) 2p C (ii) p KE
(iii) p p (iv) p M
(v) p m (vi)1
pV
where the symbols have their usual meanings.
9. Kinetic interpretation of energy
The expression for pressure of a gas is :
2 2
rms rms
1 1 Mp C C
3 3 V
If M is the mass of one mole and V be the volume
of one mole then : from the gas equation, we find :
pV RT
Here2
rms
1pV RT MC
3
Or2
rms
1 MT C
3 R
Or 2
rmsT C
That is, the temperature of the gas is directly
proportional to the square of the rms velocity of
the gas molecules.
i) In other words, if C1 rms
& C2 rms
be the rms
speeds at temperatures T1 & T
2 respectively,
then :
2
1 rms1
2
2 2 rms
CT
T C
Or1 rms 1
2 rms 2
C T
C T
This is called kinetic interpretation of
temperature.
ii) Root mean square velocity for one
molecule
For one mole of gas, we have
2
rms
1pV RT MC
3
Or rms
3RTC
M
If NA be the Avogadro's numbers, then
R = NAk, where k is Boltzmann constant.
And M = NAm, where m = mass of a
molecule.
Hence Arms
A
3N kTC
N m
Orrms
3kTC
m
iii) For two gases of molecular weights M1 and
M2 at temperatures T
1 and T
2, we find :
1 rms 2 1
2 rms 1 2
C M T
C M T
iv) At absolute zero, we have T = 0. Hence
Crms
= 0. That is, the root mean square speed
of all molecules at absolute zero is zero.
That is, at absolute zero, all molecular
motion ceases.
v) Since 2
rmsT C and 2
rmsC cannot be –VE.
Hence, the absolute temperature or kelvin
temperature can never be –VE.
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vi) Root mean square velocity of the molecules
of a gas depends on the temperature alone.
vii) Root mean square velocity of the molecules
of a gas does not depend on the volume or
pressure of the gas, because :
a) When pressure changes at constant
temperature p
= constant.
b) When volume changes at constant
temperature. p V = constant. Hence
rms
2p 3pVC constant
M
viii) If C be the speed of sound in the gas, then
pC
where p
C
C
= the ratio of molar specific
heats at constant volume and constant
pressure respectively.
Also rms
3pC
Hence rms
3C C
10. Other general characteristics of the gas, in
connection with the kinetic theory of gases
i) The size of the molecules is negligible as
compared to the average intermolecular
separation, which is of the order of 10–9 m.
ii) The volume of the molecules is negligible
as compared to the volume of the gas
sample. For one mole of a gas at NTP, the
volume of all the molecules added together
may be around 0.014% of the volume of
the gas as a whole.
iii) The time of collision of the molecules is of
the order of 10–8 s. The time elapsed
between two collisions is very very large as
compared to the time of collisions.
iv) In actual gases or real gases, there is
intermolecular force. It is attractive when
the molecules are far apart and it is repulsive
when the molecules are too close to each
other.
v) Continuous collisions of the molecules with
the walls cause pressure of the gas.
11. Average kinetic energy of the molecules
The average kinetic energy of one mole of ideal
gas is :
k
3U RT
2
The mean kinetic energy of the molecule of an
ideal gas is :
k (molecule)
3U kT
2
where, k = Boltzmann's constant.
The above relations are not true for the real gases,
in which case the energy depends on the number
of atoms in each molecule of the gas. The above
relations are true for monoatomic real gases.
12. pV-graphs at constant temperature
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13. V-T graph at constant pressure
14. p-T graph at constant volume
15. Other graphs
i) Kinetic energy – Temperature graph
ii)rmsC T graph
iii)rmsC T graph
16. Gas Laws
i) Boyle's law
At constant temperature the pressure (p)
of the gas is inversely proportional to the
volume (V) of the gas. That is :
1p
V
or pV = constant
ii) Charle's law
At constant pressure, the volume (V) of the
gas is directly proportional to the absolute
temperature (T). That is :
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V T
OrV
T = constant
iii) Gay Lussac's law
At constant volume, the pressure (p) of the
gas is directly proportional to the temperature.
That is :
p T
Orp
constantT
17. Specific heat
It is the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of unit mass of a substance through
one degree. Its dimensional formula is, 2 1 1L T .
It may be expressed in cal/g0C, kcal/kg0C,
BTU/1b0F, J/kg K.
*cal/g0C = kcal/kg0C
4.2 103 J/kg K
We know that,
Q ms T or Q
sm T
where, Q = amount of heat required
m = mass of the substance
s = specific heat of the substance
Specific heat of real gases varies directly with
temperature. That is,
VC T
i) Internal energy of real gas depends on
volume as well as temperature.
ii) The change in internal energy of one mole
of real gas is given by :
V 2
aU C T V
V
iii) The real gases do not obey the Joule's law.
That is,
V
U0
V
Solids and liquids have only one specific heat.
Because on increasing the temperature of solids
and liquids, the change in volume is very small.
On the other hand, gases have two specific
heats. Because in this case, on increasing the
temperature of a gas, increase in volume is large.
Specific heat at constant volume (CV)
Here, the volume is constant. So, no external
work is done. In this case, only internal energy
rises.
Specific heat at constant pressure (CP)
Here, the pressure is constant and there is
increase in the volume. The energy is absorbed
to do the external work against external pressure.
CP is always greater than C
V.
18. Molar specific heat
The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 mole of substance through 1 K
is called molar specific heat. It is denoted by C.
Its unit is J/mol K. It is generaly used for gases.
* For the gases, molar specific heat is
defmed at constant volume (CV) and at constant
pressure (CP). It is found that C
P – C
V = R, where
R is molar gas constant.
Also, R = 8300 joule/mole/degree
19. Latent heat
Heat required to change the state (from solid
to liquid or from liquid to gaseous), of one gram/
kilogram of substance at constant temperature is
called latent heat (symbol L). Its unit is cal/g or
kcal/kg or J/kg.
The amount of heat absorbed or given out
during the change of state is given by : Q = ML,
where M is the mass of the substance.
Latent heat is of two types : (i) Latent heat
of fusion for change from solid to liquid at the
melting point and (ii) Latent heat of vapourisation
for change of state from liquid to gaseous state
at boiling.
* Latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g.
* Latent heat of vapourisation for water is
536 cal/g.
* Latent heat is used for doing work in
increasing the distance between the molecules
during the change of state. That is, the latent heat
increases the potential energy of molecules and
their kinetic energy remains constant, therefore,
the temperature also remains constant.
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Assumption of Kinetic Theory of Gases and Gas
Equation
1. If N be the Avogadro's number and R be the gas
constant, then Boltzmann constant is given by :
a) RN b) R
N
c) N
Rd)
1
RN
2. In the kinetic theory of gases, it is assumed that
the gas molecules :
a) repel each other
b) collide elastically
c) move with uniform velocity
d) are massless particles
3. Which of the following is NOT an assumption of
kinetic theory of gases ?
a) All molecules of a gas are identical
b) Gas molecules are like rigid balls
c) All gases are perfect gases
d) Duration of molecular collision is negligible
4. What is a perfect gas ?
a) One that consists of molecules
b) Gas satisfying assumption of kinetic theory
c) A gas having Maxwellian distribution of speed
d) Gas consisting of massless particles
5. In kinetic theory of gases, it is assumed that
molecular collisions are :
a) inelastic
b) for negligible duration
c) one dimensional (head on)
d) unable to exert mutual force
6. Which of the following is NOT the property of
Brownian motion ?
The Brownian motion is :
a) continuous
b) random
c) due to molecular collision with the walls
d) regular
7. NTP corresponds to a temperature of :
a) OK b) – 273 K
c) 273 K d) none of the above
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
8. In the gas equation PV = RT, the V refers to the
volume of :
a) any amount of gas
b) one gram of gas
c) one mole of gas
d) one kilogram of gas
9. Which of the following phenomenon cannot be
explained using the kinetic theory of gases ?
a) Brownian motion
b) Maxwell's law of distribution of velocities
c) Evaporation
d) Viscosity
10. The molecular motion ceases at :
a) 273 K b) 2730C
c) – 273 K d) – 2730C
11. A closed bottle containing water is opened on the
moon. What will happen ?
a) The water will freeze
b) The water will boil
c) The water will remain as before
d) The water will decompose into H2 and O
2
12. Given that R is the molar gas constant and N is
the Avogadro's number, then R
N gives :
a) Planck's constant
b) Boltzmann's constant
c) Stefan's constant
d) None of the above
13. Gases deviate from perfect gas behaviour because
their molecules :
a) are polyatomic
b) do not attract each other
c) interact with each other through inter molecular
forces
d) are of very small size
14. When does a gas behave like perfect gas ?
a) At high pressure and high temperature
b) At low pressure and low temperature
c) At high pressure and low temperature
d) At low pressure and high temperature
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15. A gas is compressed at constant temperature.
Its molecules gain :
a) speed b) kinetic energy
c) internal energy d) none of the above
16. At constant pressure the rms velocity 'c' is related
to density 'd' as :
a) c d b) 1
cd
c) c d d) 1
cd
17. Two gases A and B having the same temperature
T, same pressure p and same volume V are
mixed. If the temperature of the mixture remains
unchanged and the volume occupied by it is V
2
then the pressure of the mixture will be :
a) p / 2 b) p
c) 2 p d) 4 p
18. A cylinder contains 2 kg of air at a pressure
105 Pa. If 2 kg more air is pumped into it, keeping
the temperature constant, the pressure will be :
a) 105 Pa b) 2 105 Pa
c) 0.5 105 Pa d) 1010 Pa
19. Two gases at the same temperature T, pressure
P and volume V are mixed. The mixture has
volume V, & temperature T. What is the pressure
of the mixture ?
a) P
2b) P
c) 2 P d) 4 P
20. What causes Maxwellian distribution of molecular
speed ?
a) Spherical shape of the molecules
b) Elastic nature of the molecular collision
c) Small size of the molecules
d) None of the above
21. Two gases A and B having the same temperature
T, same pressure p and same volume V are
mixed. If the temperature of the mixture remains
unchanged and the volume occupied by it is V,
then the pressure of the mixture will be :
a) p / 2 b) p
c) 2 p d) 4 p
22. One mole of a gas at a pressure 2 Pa and
temperature 270C is heated till both pressure and
volume are doubled. What is the temperature of
the gas ?
a) 300 K b) 600 K
c) 900 K d) 1200 K
23. Two substances of densities P1 and P
2 are mixed
in equal volume and the relative density of the
mixture is 4. When they are mixed in equal
masses, the relative density of the mixture is 3.
What are the values of 1 and
2?
a) 1 = 6 and
2 = 2
b) 1 = 3,
2 = 5
c) 1 = 12,
2 = 4
d) None of the above
24. 32 g of oxygen, 14 g of nitrogen, 22 g of carbon
dioxide are mixed in an enclosure. The final
volume is 6 litre. What is the pressure of the gas ?
Take R = 8.3 J mol–1 K–1, and temperature of the
gas 270C.
a) 0.6 106 Pa b) 0.32 106 Pa
c) 0.83 106 Pa d) none of the above
25. The volume of an enclosure is 3 litres. It contains
16 g of O2, 7 g of N
2 and 11 g of CO
2 at 270C.
What is the pressure exerted by the gases ?
a) 8.3 atm b) 4.2 atm
c) 2.1 atm d) 1 atm
26. The air density at Mount Everest is less than that
at the sea level. It is found by mountaineers that
for one trip lasting a few hours, the extra oxygen
needed by them corresponds to 30,000 cc at sea
level (pressure 1 atmosphere, temperature 270C).
Assuming that the temperature around Mount
Everest is –1300C and that the oxygen cylinder
has capacity of 5.2 litre, the pressure at which
oxygen be filled (at site) in the cylinder is :
a) 2.75 atm b) 5.5 atm
c) 8.25 atm d) 11 atm
Pressure of a Gas & Kinetic Energy
27. The kinetic energy of molecular motion appears
as :
a) potential energy
b) heat
c) temperature
d) none of the above
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28. Kinetic theory of gases shows that at given
temperature the molecules of all the gases have
same mean :
a) speed b) velocity
c) momentum d) kinetic energy
29. The expression for pressure of gas and the gas
equation shows that the absolute temperature of
a gas is proportional to the average :
a) sum of vibrational, translational and rotational
kinetic energies of molecules
b) translational kinetic energy of molecules
c) rotational kinetic energy of molecules
d) vibrational kinetic energy of molecules
30. The kinetic energy of the diatomic molecules is
zero at :
a) 2730C b) – 2730C
c) 273 K d) – 273 K
31. The increase in the mass of the gas in a container
increases its pressure. Increase in which of the
following causes it ?
a) Only the momentum of molecules
b) Only the frequency of collision of molecules
c) Both momentum and frequency of collision
of molecules
d) Neither momentum nor frequency of collision
of molecules
32. The pressure of a gas is proportional to :
a) the sum of kinetic and potential energies
b) potential energy
c) kinetic energy
d) none of the above
33. A gas molecule of mass m is incident normally
on the wall of the containing vessel with velocity
u. After the collision the momentum of the
molecule will be :
a) zero b) 1
2 mu
c) mu d) 2 mu
34. A cylinder contains 2 kg of air at a pressure
105 Pa. If 1 kg air pumped out of it, keeping the
temperature constant, the pressure will be :
a) 105 Pa b) 2 105 Pa
c) 0.5 105 Pa d) 1010 Pa
35. 'P' is the pressure and 'd' is the density of gas at
constant temperature, then :
a) P d b) 1
Pd
c) P d d) P 1 d
36. The pressure of a gas at constant volume is
proportional to :
a) total energy of the gas
b) average potential energy of the molecule
c) average kinetic energy of the molecule
d) total internal energy of gas
37. Hydrogen & nitrogen are at the same temperature.
The molecules of which one of them will have
more average kinetic energy ?
a) Hydrogen
b) Nitrogen
c) Both have equal amount of energy
d) Depends upon actual value of temperature
38. The r.m.s. speed of the molecules of a gas at a
pressure 105 Pa & temperature 00C is 0.5 km s–1.
If the pressure is kept constant but temperature
is raised to 8190C, the velocity will become :
a) 1 km s–1 b) 1.5 km s–1
c) 2 km s–1 d) 5 km s–1
39. The root mean square velocity of a gas molecules
is 10 km s–1. The gas is heated till its pressure
becomes 4 times. The velocity of the gas molecules
will now be :
a) 10 km s–1 b) 20 km s–1
c) 40 kms–1 d) 80 km s–1
40. A cubical vessel of side 1 m contains 6 1029
molecules of a gas per cubic metre. The mass of
each molecule is 5 10–27 kg. If the molecules
are moving with an average velocity of 1 km s–1,
what is the pressure of the gas ?
a) 103 Pa b) 105 Pa
c) 107 Pa d) 109 Pa
41. The density of hydrogen is 0.09 km m–3. What is
its root mean square velocity at NTP ?
a) 110
ms3
b)
110 km s
3
c) 110
ms3
d) 110
kms3
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42. The molecules of a given mass of gas has a root
mean square velocity of 200 ms–1 at 270C and
1.0 105 Nm–2 pressure. When the temperature
is 1270C and pressure 0.5 105 Nm–2 the root
mean square velocity in ms–1 is :
a) 400
3b) 100 2
c) 2
1003
d) 50 2
3
43. The average kinetic energy of a hydrogen
molecule at 270C is 6.2 10–21 joule. The mass
of the hydrogen molecule is 3.1 10–27 kg. The
average kinetic energy at 1270C is :
a) 4.13 10–21 joule
b) 5.2 10–21 joule
c) 8.27 10–21 joule
d) 2.6 10–21 joule
Specific heats of Gases
44. In SI, Cp and C
are related as :
a) p
RC C
J b)
p
RC C
J
c) pC C R d)
pC C R
45. The molar specific heat at constant pressure (Cp)
for a monoatomic gas is :
a) 3
R2
b) 5
3
c) 7
5d) none of the above
46. The ratio of specific heats pC
C
for monoatomic
gases is :
a) 3
2b)
5
3
c) 7
5d) none of the above
47. The molar specific heat at constant pressure Cp
is related to internal energy U and absolute
temperature T as :
a) U
Tb)
dU
dT
c) dU
RdT
d) none of the above
48. One mole of monoatomic gas 5
3
is mixed
with one mole of diatomic gas 7
5 . The value
of for the mixture is :
a) 4 b) 3
c) 2 d) 1.5
49. An ideal gas is heated isobarically. What fraction
of the heat supplied will be used to increase the
internal energy of the gas ?
a) 1
5b)
2
5
c) 3
5d)
4
5
50. If one mole of a monoatomic gas 5
3
is
mixed with one mole of a diatomic gas 7
,5
the value of for the mixture is :
a) 1.40 b) 1.50
c) 1.53 d) 3.07
51. If CV represents the molar specific heat at constant
volume of a gas, U represents the internal energy
and T is absolute temperature, then CV is given
by :
a) U
Tb)
dU
dT
c) dU
RdT
d) none of the above
52. The molar specific heat at constant pressure Cp
is related to internal energy U and absolute
temperature T as :
a) U
Tb)
dU
dT
c) dU
RdT
d) none of the above
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53. Supposing the distance between the atoms of a
diatomic gas to be constant, its specific heat at
constant volume per mole (gram mole) is :
a) 5
R2
b) 3
R2
c) R d) 1
R2
54. The ratio P
V
C
C
of the specific heats at a
constant pressure and constant volume of any
perfect gas :
a) cannot be greater than 5/4
b) cannot be greater than 3/2
c) cannot be greater than 5/3
d) can have any value
Gas Laws
55. Which of the following laws can be the basis of
separating a mixture of gases ?
a) Avogadro's law
b) Graham's law of diffusion
c) Boyle's law d) Charle's law
56. Under same temperature and pressure, the rate
of diffusion (R) of a gas is related to the density
of the gas as :
a) 1
Rd
b) R d
c) 1
Rd
d) R d
57. In the Boyle's law relation PV = k, the value of k
depends on :
a) nature of gas b) pressure of gas
c) amount of gas s) none of the above
58. The air at 270C is pumped into a tyre to a pressure
of 8 atm. If the tyre bursts, what will be the drop
in temperature ? [Take ; = 1.5]
a) – 150°C b) – 123°C
c) 150°C d) 123°C
59. A flask containing air at 7°C at atmospheric
pressure is corked up. A pressure of 2.5 atmosphere
inside the flask would force the cork out. The
temperature at which it will happen is :
a) 147 °C b) 427 °C
c) 420 °C d) 700 °C
60. 200 cc of a gas is compressed to 100 cc at the
atmospheric pressure of 106 dyn/cm2. If the
change is sudden, what is the final pressure ?
[Given ; = 1.4]
a) 1.6 106 dyn/cm2
b) 2.0 106 dyn/cm2
c) 2.6 106 dyn/cm2
d) 3.0 l06 dyn/cm2
61. 300 cm3 of gas at 27°C is cooled to –3°C at
constant pres ure. The final volume is :
a) 300 cm3 b) 270 cm3
c) 150 cm3 d) 135 cm3
Recent Questions from MH-CET 2010
62. The mean kinetic energy of one gm-mole of a
perfect gas at absolute temperature T is :
a) 1
T2
b) 1
RT2
c) 2
kT3
d) 3
RT2
63. The real gases do not obey perfect gas equation
at :
a) low temperature and high pressure
b) high temperature and low pressure
c) low temperature and low pressure
d) high pressure and high temperature
64. The difference between the principal specific
heats of Nitrogen is 300 J/kg 0K and ratio of the
two specific heats is 1.4. The Cp is :
a) 1050 J/kg 0K
b) 650 J/kg 0K
c) 750 J/kg 0K
d) 150 J/kg 0K
65. When a gas enclosed in a vessel is heated through
10C, its pressure increases by 0.5%. The initial
temperature of the gas will be :
a) 200 K b) 200 °C
c) 2000 K d) 2000 °C
66. The average K.E. of a molecule of a gas at
absolute temperature T is proportional to :
a) 1 / T b) T
c) T d) T2
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67. The average K.E. of a gas molecule at a temperature
400 K (Boltzmann constant = 1.38 10–23 J/K)
is :
a) 6.21 10–21 J b) 8.28 10–21 J
c) 8.62 10–5 J d) 6.21 10–5 J
68. A container holds one-half mole of argon gas
(C
= 12.4 J/mole K) at N.T.P. Heat energy
needed to double the pressure of the gas is :
a) 1960 J b) 1690 J
c) 196 J d) 169 J
69. Specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process
is :
a) infinite b) zero
c) negative d) constant
70. A gas at a room temperature contains N molecules
having speeds, 1,
2,
3, ......
N. Consider the
two quantities :
N
i
i 1
1a
N
and N
2 2
i
i 1
1b
N
a) a b b) a > b
c) a = b d) a < b
71. Two soap bubbles with radii 3 cm & 4 cm combine
to form a bubble of larger radius R, under
isothermal condition. Then R is approximately
equal to :
a) (33 + 43)1/3 cm b) (32 + 42)1/2 cm
c) (33 + 43)1/2 cm d) (33 + 42)1/3 cm
72. Of the following properties of gas molecules, the
one that is same for all ideal gases at a particular
temperature is :
a) mass b) velocity
c) momentum d) kinetic energy
73. The r.m.s. velocity of oxygen molecules at 160C
is 476 m/s. The r.m.s. velocity of hydrogen molecules
at 1270C is :
a) 1120 m/s b) 1603 m/s
c) 1896 m/s d) 2240 m/s
74. The interstellar space is permeated with atomic
hydrogen (mass of H atom = 1.67 10–27 kg) at
a concentration of about one atom of hydrogen
per cubic centimetre. The temperature of the
interstellar space is about 3 K. The r.m.s. speed
of interstellar hydrogen atoms is approximately :
[Boltzmann constant, k = 1.38 10–23 J/K]
a) 27 m/s b) 270 m/s
c) 2700 m/s d) 11,200 m/s
75. The root mean square speed of hydrogen molecules
at 300 K is 1930 m/s. Then the root mean square
speed of oxygen molecules at 900 K will be :
a) 1930 3 m/s b) 838 m/s
c) 643 m/s d) 1930
m/s3
76. K.E. per unit volume is given by :
a) 3
E P2
b) 2
E P3
c) 21
E mv2
d) none of these
77. Real gases show markable deviation from that
of ideal gas behavior at :
a) high temperature and low pressure
b) low temperature and high pressure
c) high temperature and high pressure
d) low temperature and low pressure
78. When system is in chemical equilibrium :
a) its composition remains constant
b) its composition changes
c) composition may change
d) none of these
79. A gas expands adiabatically at constant pressure
such that its temperature 1
T .V
The value of
p
v
C
C of the gas is :
a) 1.30 b) 1.50
c) 1.67 d) 2.00
80. Which of the following is the unit of specific
heat ?
a) J kg 0C–1 b) J/kg 0C
c) kg 0C/J d) J kg 0C–2
81. The temperature of a certain gas increased from
270C to 1270C, the increase in energy is :
a)3
4 times initial value
b)4
3 times initial value
c) 100 times initial value
d) 27 times initial value
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82. SI unit of 'b' Van der Waal's constant is :
a) Nm2 b) m3 K mol
c) m3/K mol d) K mol/m3
83. Latent heat of ice is :
a) less than external latent heat of fusion
b) more than external latent heat of fusion
c) equal to external latent heat of fusion
d) twice the external latent heat of fusion
84. If CP – C
V = R and P
V
C,
C then which relation
is correct ?
a) V
RC
1
b) V
RC
1
c) 2
V
RC
d)
V 2
1C
R
85. According to Kirchhoff's law of radiation which
of the following relation is correct ?
a) b aE E b)
b
EE
a
c) 2
bE E a d)
bE E a
86. Unit of Stefan's constant is given by :
a) W/m K2 b) W/m2 K4
c) W2/m2 K4 d) W/m K
87. Unit of 'b' in Van der Waal's equation is given
by :
a) m3 b) m2
c) mole/m d) m3/mole
88. In phasor diagram, Hoarfrost indicates conversion
of :
a) vapour to solid b) solid to vapour
c) liquid to vapour d) solid to liquid
89. If the volume of a gas (at constant temperature)
is reduced by 10%, then the percentage change
in the pressure is :
a) 11 % b) 22 %
c) 30 % d) 40 %
90.V
P
C
C is :
a) Less than 1 b) Greater than 1
c) Equal to 1 d) None of these
91. Work done against inter molecular forces of
attraction is :
a) Internal Latent Heat
b) External Latent Heat
c) Both
d) None
93. Kinetic energy per unit volume of a gas is E, then
the pressure exerted by the gas is :
a) 3
E2
b) 2
E3
c) 1
E3
d) E
93. Two gases have densities in the ratio 2 : 3 and
pressure exerted are in the ratio 3 : 2. Then the
ratio of their RMS velocity is :
a) 2 : 3 b) 3 : 2
c) 1 : 3 d) 6 : 8
94. At what temperature will the R.M.S. velocity of
a gas be double its value at N.T.P. ?
a) 273° C b) 546° C
c) 819° C d) 1092° C
95. The average distance covered by a molecule
between two successive collisions is called :
a) free path
b) constant path
c) mean free path
d) free path per unit time
96. KE per unit volume is E. The pressure exerted
by the gas is given by :
a) E
3b)
2E
3
c) 3E
2d)
E
2
97. The velocity of 4 gas molecules are given by
1 km/s, 3 km/s, 5 km/s and 7 km/s. Calculate the
difference between average and RMS velocity :
a) 0.338 b) 0.438
c) 0.583 d) 0.683
98. If a gas expands under isothermal conduction,
then what happen to rms velocity ?
a) increases b) decreases
c) remains constant d) can not be predicted
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99. What will be r.m.s. speed of a gas at 800 K ?
a) four times the values at 2000 K
b) half the value at 2000 K
c) twice the value at 2000 K
d) same as at 2000 K
100. What temperature does the average translational
K.E. of a molecule in a gas becomes equal to
K.E. of an electron accelerated from rest through
potential difference of V volt ? All symbols have
their usual meaning.
a) 2eVN
3Rb)
3R
2eVN
c) NeV
Rd)
2NeV
R
101. Gases exert pressure on the walls of the container
because the gas molecules :
a) have finite volume
b) obey Boyle's law
c) possess momentum
d) collide with one another
102. The dimensions of Stefan's constant are :
a) [ M0 L1 T–3 K–4 ]
b) [ M1 L1 T–3 K–3 ]
c) [ M1 L2 T–3 K–4 ]
d) [ M1 L0 T–3 K–4 ]
103. In the expression for Boyle's law, the product 'PV'
has dimensions of :
a) force b) impulse
c) energy d) momentum
REVISION OUESTIONS
from Competitive Exams
1. We have a jar A filled with a gas characterised
by parameter p, V and T and another jar B with
a gas with parameters 2p, V/4 and 2T. Where
the symbols have their usual meaning. The ratio
of the number of molecules of jar A to those of
jar B is :
a) 1 : 1 b) 1 : 2
c) 2 : 1 d) 4 : 1
2. N molecules each of mass m of a gas A and 2 N
molecules each of mass 2 m of gas B are contained
in the same vessel which is maintained at
temperature T. The mean square velocity of
molecules of B type is 2 and the mean square
rectangular component of the velocity of A type
is denoted by 2. Then 2
2
:
a) 2 b) 1
c) 1
3d)
2
3
3. The value of densities of two diatomic gases at
constant temperature and pressure are d1 and d
2
then the ratio of speed of sound in these gases
will be :
a) 1 2d d b)
2
1
d
d
c) 1
2
d
dd)
1 2d d
4. Two quantities A and B have different dimension.
Which mathematical operation given below is
physically meaningful ?
a) A
Bb) A + B
c) A – B d) none
5. The dimension of 'a' in Van der Waal Gas equation,
2
aP (V b) RT
V
is :
a) 3 2ML T b)
5 2ML T
c) 2 1ML T d)
5 3ML T
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6. If the molecular weights of two gases are M1
and M2, then at a given temperature the ratio of
their r.m.s. velocities C1 and C
2 will be :
a)
1/ 2
1
2
M
M
b)
1/ 2
2
1
M
M
c)
1/ 2
1 2
1 2
M M
M M
d)
1/ 2
1 2
1 2
M M
M M
7. The temperature of an ideal gas is increased
from 120 K to 480 K. If at 120 K, the root mean
square velocity of gas molecules is V, at 480 K
it becomes :
a) 4 V b) 2 V
c) V
2d)
V
4
8. R.M.S. velocity of a particle is C at pressure P.
If pressure is increased two times, then R.M.S.
velocity becomes :
a) 0.5 b) C
c) 2 C d) 3 C
9. At 270C, temperature, the kinetic energy of an
ideal gas is E1. If the temperature is increased to
3270C, then kinetic energy would be :
a) 1
E
2b)
1
2
E
V
c) V2E
1d) 2 E
1
10. Gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container
because :
a) gas has weight
b) gas molecules have momentum
c) gas molecules collide with each other
d) gas molecules collide with the walls of the
container
11. R.M.S. velocity of nitrogen molecules at N.T.P.
is :
a) 33 m/s b) 493 m/s
c) 517 m/s d) 546 m/s
12. The root mean square velocity of a gas molecule
of mass M at given temperature is proportional
to :
a) M0 b) M1
c) M d) 1
M
13. Two different gases of molecular masses M1 and
M2 are at the same temperature. What is the ratio
of their mean square speeds ?
a) 1
2
M
Mb)
2
1
M
M
c) 1
2
M
Md)
2
1
M
M
14. A vessel of volume 0.1 m3 containing air at a
pressure of 76 cm of Hg is connected to an
evacuated vessel of capacity 0.09 m3. What is
the resultant air pressure if temperature is
assumed to remain constant ?
a) 40 cm of Hg
b) 45 cm of Hg
c) 52 cm of Hg
d) 76 cm of Hg
15. Two gases A and B having the same temperature
T, same pressure P and volume V are mixed. If
the mixture is at the same temperature and
occupies a volume V, the pressure of the mixture
is :
a) P b) 2 P
c) 4 P d) 6 P
16. The value of CV for one mole of neon gas is :
a) 1
R2
b) 3
R2
c) 5
R2
d) 7
R2
17. If R is gas constant of 1 gram mole, CP and C
V
are specific heat for a gas, then :
a) CP
– CV
= R b) CP – C
V < R
c) CP – C
V = 0 d) C
P – C
V > R
18. 70 calories of heat is required to increase the
temperature of 2 moles of an ideal gas from 30°C
to 35°C at constant pressure. The amount of heat
required to increase the temperature of the same
gas through the same temperature range (30°C
to 35°C) at constant volume will be :
[(Gas constant R = 2 calorie/(mole K)]
a) 30 calories b) 50 calories
c) 70 calories d) 90 calories
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19. 1 mole of a diatomic gas with 7
5 is mixed
with 1mole of a monoatomic gas with 5
,3
then
the value of for the resulting mixture is :
a) 7
5b)
2
5
c) 3
2d)
12
7
20. When an ideal gas is heated at constant pressure,
the fraction of the heat energy supplied which
increases the internal energy of the gas is :
a) 2
5b)
3
5
c) 3
7d)
5
7
21. 1 mole of a mono atomic gas is first heated at
constant volume by 1000C. The change in internal
energy of the gas is U1. Next it is heated at
constant pressure by 1000C, the change in internal
energy of the gas is U2.
Then the ratio 1
2
U:
U
a) 1 b) 3
5
c) 5
3d) uncertain
22. One mole of ideal monoatomic gas 5
3
is
mixed with one mole of diatomic gas 7
.5
What is for the mixture ? denotes the ratio of
specific heat at constant pressure to that at
constant volume :
a) 3
2b)
23
15
c) 35
23d)
4
3
23. The quantity of heat required to heat 1 mole of a
monoatomic gas through one degree K at constant
pressure is :
a) 3.5 R b) 2.5 R
c) 1.5 R d) none of these
24. Boiling water is changing into steam under this
condition, the specific heat of water is :
a) one b) 0
c) d) < 1
25. Water is used to cool the radiators of engines in
cars because :
a) of its low boiling point
b) of its high specific heat
c) of its low density
d) of its easy availability
26. The latent heat of vapourisation of water is 2240 J.
If the work done in the process of vapourisation
of 1 g is 168 J, then increase in internal energy
is :
a) 2408 J b) 2240 J
c) 2072 J d) 1904 J
27. The latent heat of vapourization of water is 538
cal/gram. The work done in this process of expansion
is 168 Joules. The increase in internal energy is :
a) 370 cal b) 498 cal
c) 249 cal d) 706 cal
28. The ratio of specific heats for oxygen is 1.4.
Density of oxygen at S.T.P. = 1.44 kg/m3.
If atmospheric pressure is 1.013 105 N/m3,
the specific heat at constant volume is :
a) 257.7 J kg–1 K–1
b) 644.3 J kg–1 K–1
c) 8.36 J kg–1 K–1
d) 901.2 J kg–1 K–1
29. Specific heat constant of aluminium is greater than
that of copper. When two balls of same mass
and radius of respective elements is submerged
in a hot liquid, then at equilibrium :
a) temperature of aluminium ball is greater than
that of copper
b) both have same temperature
c) temperature of iron ball is greater than that of
aluminium ball
d) none of these
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30. 2 kg ice at –20°C is mixed with 5 kg of water at
20°C in an insulating vessel having a negligible
heat capacity. Calculate the final mass of water
remaining in the container. It is given that the
specific heats of water and ice are 1 kcal/kg/0C
and 0.5 kcal/kg/0C while the latent heat of fusion
of ice is 80 kcal/kg :
a) 7 kg b) 6 kg
c) 4 kg d) 2 kg
31. Three perfect gases at absolute temperature T1,
T2 and T
3 are mixed. The masses of molecules
are m l, m
2 and m
3 and the number of molecules
are n1, n
2 and n
3 respectively. Assuming no loss
of energy, the final temperature of the mixture
is :
a)
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 2 2 3 3
1 1 2 2 3 3
n T n T n T
n T n T n T
b)1 2 3(T T T )
3
c)1 1 2 2 3 3
1 2 3
n T n T n T
n n n
d)
2 2 2
1 1 2 2 3 3
1 1 2 2 3 3
n T n T n T
n T n T n T
32. In the given (V – T) diagram, what is the relation
between pressures P1 and P
2 :
a) P2 < P
1b) Cannot be predicted
c) P2 = P
1d) P
2 > P
1
33. The amount of heat energy req uired to raise the
temperature of 1 g of Helium at NTP, from T1K
to T2K is :
a) a B 2 1
3N k (T T )
4 b)
2a B
1
T3N k
4 T
c) a B 2 1
3N k (T T )
8 d) a B 2 1
3N k (T T )
2
34. The molar specific heats of an ideal gas at
constant pressure and volume are denoted by Cp
and Cv, respectively. If
p
v
C
C and R is the
universal gas constant, then Cv is equal to :
a) ( 1)
R
b) R
c) 1
1
d) R
( 1)
35. Two non-reactive monoatomic ideal gases have
their atomic masses in the ratio 2 : 3. The ratio of
the partial pressures, when enclosed in a vessel
kept at a constant temperature, is 4 : 3. The ratio
of their densities is :
a) 1 : 4 b) 1 : 2
c) 6 : 9 d) 8 : 9
36. The two ends of a metal rod are maintained at
temperatures 1000C and 1100C. The rate of heat
flow in the rod is found to be 4.0 J/s. If the ends
are maintained at temperatures 2000C and 2100C,
the rate of heat flow will be :
a) 8.0 J/s b) 4.0 J/s
c) 44.0 J/s d) 16.8 J/s
37. The ratio of the specific heats p
v
C
C in terms
of degrees of freedom (n) is given by :
a) 2
1n
b) n
12
c) 1
1n
d) n
13
38. A Carnot engine, having an efficiency of 1
10
as heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If the
work done on the system is 10 J, the amount of
energy absorbed from the reservoir at lower
temperature is :
a) 90 J b) 1 J
c) 100 J d) 99 J
39. One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a
transition from A to B along a path AB as shown
in the figure.
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The change in internal energy of the gas during
the transition is :
a) 20 J b) – 12 kJ
c) 20 kJ d) – 20 kJ
40. On observing light from three different stars P, Q
and R, it was found that intensity of violet colour
is maximum in the spectrum of P, the intensity of
green colour is maximum in the spectrum of R
and the intensity of red colour is maximum in the
spectrum of Q. If TP, T
Q & T
R are the respective
absolute temperatures of P, Q and R, then it can
be concluded from the above observations that :
a) P R QT T T b) P Q R
T T T
c) P Q RT T T d) P R Q
T T T
41. Figure below shows two paths that may be taken
by a gas to go from a state A to a state C.
In process AB, 400 J of heat i added to the system
and in process BC, 100 J of heat is added to the
system. The heat absorbed by the system in the
process AC will be :
a) 460 J b) 300 J
c) 380 J d) 500 J
42. 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 p
v
C
C
:
a) 1
2
b)
1
2
c) 3 5
6
d)
3 5
6
43. A solid body of constant heat capacity 1 J/0C is
being heated by keeping it in contact with
reservoirs in two ways :
i) Sequentially keeping in contact with 2 reservoirs
such that each reservoir supplies same amount
of heat.
ii) Sequentially keeping in contact with 8 reservoirs
such that each reservoir supplies same amount
of heat.
In both the cases body is brought from initial
temperature l000C to final temperature 2000C.
Entropy change of the body in the two cases
respectively is :
a) In2, 2 In2 b) 2 In2, 8 In2
c) In2, 4 In2 d) In2, In2
44. Consider a spherical shell of radius R at temperature
T. The black body radiation inside it can be
considered as an ideal gas of photons with internal
energy per unit volume 4U
u TV
and pressure
1 Up .
3 V
If the shell now undergoes an
adiabatic expansion, the relation between T and
R is :
a) 1
TR
b) 3
1T
R
c) RT e d) 3RT e45. 4.0 g of a gas occupies 22.4 litres at NTP. The
specific heat capacity of the gas at constant volume
is 5.0 JK–1 mol–1. If the speed of sound this gas
at NTP is 952 ms–1 then the heat capacity at constant
pressure is :
[Take gas constant, R = 8.3 JK–1 mol–1]
a) 7.0 JK–1 mol–1 b) 8.5 JK–1 mol–1
c) 8.0 JK–1 mol–1 d) 7.5 JK–1 mol–1
46. Two vessels separately contain two ideal gases
A and B at the same temperature, the pressure
of A being twice that of B. Under such conditions,
the density of A is found to be 1.5 times the density
of B. The ratio of molecular weight of A and B
is :
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a) 2 b) 1
2
c) 2
3d)
3
4
47. An ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume
by means of several processes. Which of the
process results in the maximum work done on
the gas ?
a) Isochoric b) Isothermal
c) Adiabatic d) Isobaric
Brain Teasers
1. A gas at a pressure p is contained in a vessel. If
the masses of all the molecules are halved and
their velocities are doubled, then the resulting
pressure of the gas will be :
a) p
4b)
p
2
c) p d) 2 p
2. We have a sample of gas characterised by p, V
and T and another sample of gas characterised
by 2p, V/4 and 2T. What is the ratio of the
molecules in the first and second samples ?
a) 2 b) 4
c) 8 d) 16
3. In order to double the average separation between
the molecules of a sample of gas at constant
temperature the pressure should be reduced by a
factor :
a) 1 / 2 b) 1 / 4
c) 1 / 8 d) 1 / 16
4. A sample of oxygen have the same mass, volume
and pressure as another sample of hydrogen. The
ratio of their temperature will be :
T(oxygen)
/ T(hydrogen)
=
a) 4 b) 8
c) 16 d) 32
5. A mixture of two gases is contained in a vessel.
The gas-I is monoatomic and gas-II is diatomic
and ratio of their molecular masses 1
2
M 1.
M 4
What is the ratio of the root mean square speeds
of the molecules of two gases ?
a) 2 b) 4
c) 8 d) 16
6. The temperature of gas is raised from 27°C to
90°C. What is the percentage increase in r.m.s.
velocity of the molecules ?
a) 10 % b) 15 %
c) 20 % d) 17.5 %
7. A container possesses gas at pressure 5 atm and
temperature 270C. If one-third of mass of gas is
removed and its temperature i raised by 600C,
what is the pressure of gas ?
a) 5 atm b) 2 atm
c) 4 atm d) 1 atm
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8. A bottle open from above possess gas at 60°C.
To what temperature it should be heated so that
1th
4 mass of gas leaves it ?
a) 153 °C b) 171 °C
c) 444 °C d) 418 °C
9. What is the temperature at which r.m.s. velocity
of the gas molecules would become twice of its
value of 0 °C ?
a) 1000 °C b) 819 °C
c) 1400 °C d) 1200 °C
10. What is the r.m.s. speed of smoke particles at
NTP if mass of each particle is 5 10–17 kg ?
a) 1.5 cm/s b) 1.5 mm/s
c) 1.5 m/s d) 1.5 km/s
11. What is number moles of helium gas in the vessel
if its volume is 1.5 litre at temperature of 27°C
and 80 cm Hg pressure ?
a) 0.064 b) 640
c) 64 d) 0.64
12. Gas in a vessel is subjected to pressure of 20
atmosphere and temperature 27°C. What is the
pressure of gas if mass of gas is halved and
temperature is increased by 50°C ?
a) 18 atm b) 34 atm
c) 8.5 atm d) 11.67 atm
13. At temperature 30°C and atmospheric pressure
the volume of gas is 100 cm3. What temperature,
upto which it should be raised so that volume gets
doubled keeping the pressure same ?
a) 333 °C b) 606 °C
c) 15 °C d) 60 °C
14. Ideal gas obeys additional law VP2 = constant
during an experiment. If gas is initially at
temperature T and volume V, at what temperature
its volume becomes doubled ?
a) 2 T b) T
2
c) T d) 2 T
15. What is the r.m.s. velocity of the oxygen molecules
at a temperature for which hydrogen molecules
have rms velocity 2 km/s ?
a) 2 km/s b) 4 km/s
c) 0.5 km/s d) 0.25 km/s
16. What should be the increase in pressure to
decrease the volume of a gas by 5%, if temperature
remains constant ?
a) 4.26 % b) 5.26 %
c) 10 % d) 5 %
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01. (d)
02. (b)
03. (c)
07. (c)
08. (b)
11. (a)
12. (d)
Answer Key
MH Text Book Based MCQ's
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02. (b)
03. (c)
04. (b)
05. (b)
06. (d)
07. (c)
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REVISION QUESTIONS from Competitive Exams.
01. (d)
02. (b)
03. (a)
04. (b)
05. (b)
06. (b)
07. (b)
08. (b)
09. (d)
10. (b)
11. (b)
12. (d)
13. (a)
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20. (d)
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BRAIN TEASERS
04. (c)
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