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NEET Questions / Chemistry / States Of Matter / Molecular Velocities
At a specific temperature, the fraction of gas molecules possessing speeds between and is given by . If the distribution is Maxwellian, which of the following describes the behavior of as ?
approaches a delta function centered at
becomes uniform across all
approaches a Gaussian distribution centered at the average speed
approaches zero for all
For a real gas at moderate pressure and temperature, the root mean square speed is found to be . How would change if the gas were ideal and at the same temperature?
It would remain the same
It would increase
It would decrease
It depends on the gas's van der Waals constants
Consider a gas at temperature T. Which of the following is always true about the relationship between the most probable speed (), average speed (), and root mean square speed () of its molecules?
The relationship depends on the gas
A gas effuses through a small orifice at a rate r. If the temperature is quadrupled and the molar mass is halved, what is the new effusion rate?
r
2r
4r
2√2r
Two identical containers hold equal moles of two different ideal gases, A and B, at the same temperature. The molecular mass of gas A is twice that of gas B. What is the ratio of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of gas A to gas B?
1:1
2:1
1:2
4:1
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the speed of gas molecules?
Temperature of the gas
Molar mass of the gas
Volume of the container
Pressure of the gas
At a given temperature, which gas molecules will have the highest average speed?
O₂
N₂
H₂
CO₂
Which type of molecular velocity is independent of temperature?
Most probable velocity
Average velocity
Root-mean-square velocity
Relative velocity
If the temperature of a gas is doubled, the root mean square velocity of its molecules will:
Double
Increase by a factor of √2
Halve
Remain the same