Correct answer is (D)
The average kinetic energy per molecule of a gas is given by the expression
, where
is the Boltzmann constant and
is the temperature of the gas in kelvins. Since
the
temperature of the mixture is given in Celsius, we need to convert it to kelvins by adding
273.15 to get
K.
Let us assume that the total mass of the mixture is
(where
is a constant), then the mass of hydrogen and
argon
in the mixture will be
and
respectively, according to the given ratio.
The number of moles of hydrogen and argon can be calculated using their respective masses
and
molar masses, which are 1 g/mol and 39.9 g/mol respectively. Therefore:
Number of moles of hydrogen =
mol
Number of moles of argon =
mol
The total number of moles of gas in the mixture is the sum of the number of moles of
hydrogen
and argon:
Total number of moles of gas =
mol
The average kinetic energy per molecule of hydrogen is:
The average kinetic energy per molecule of argon is:
Therefore, the ratio of the average kinetic energy per molecule of argon to hydrogen is:
Hence, the ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of argon to hydrogen is
.