Heat and Thermodynamics 4 Question 26
28. The average translational energy and the rms speed of molecules in a sample of oxygen gas at are and respectively. The corresponding values at are nearly (assuming ideal gas behaviour)
(1997, 1M)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Solution:
- The average translational
which is directly proportional to , while rms speed of molecules is given by
When temperature of gas is increased from
and