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Topic 03: Speed of Gas Molecules

1. ⇒ (NEET 2023 )

The temperature of a gas is 50 C . To what temperature the gas should be heated so that the rms speed is increased by 3 times?

(A) 3295 C

(B) 3097   K

(C) 223   K

(D) 669 C

Correct answer is (A)

v rms T

v 1 v 2 = T 1   T 2

= let initial speed is v

As speed is increased by 3 times so final speed become 4 v

v 4 v = 223   T

T = 3568   K

So temp. in C = 3568 273 = 3295 C

2. ⇒ (NEET 2022 Phase 2 )

Three vessels of equal capacity have gases at the same temperature and pressure. The first vessel contains helium (monoatomic), the second contains fluorine (diatomic) and the third contains sulfur hexafluoride (polyatomic). The correct statement, among the following is :

(A) The root mean square speed of sulfur hexafluoride is the largest

(B) All vessels contain unequal number of respective molecules

(C) The root mean square speed of molecules is same in all three cases

(D) The root mean square speed of helium is the largest

Correct answer is (D)

All three vessels have equal volume and same temperature and pressure.

From ideal gas equation

P V = n R T

n R = P V T

n = P V R T = constant

So, here all three vessels contains equal number of moles and number of gas molecules.

Now, v r m s = 3 R T M v r m s 1 M

Here, rms speed of helium is the largest.

3. ⇒ (NEET 2018 )

At what temperature will the rms speed of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth’s atmosphere?
(Given : Mass of oxygen molecule (m) = 2.76 × 10–26 kg, Boltzmann’s constant kB = 1.38 × 10–23 J K–1)

(A) 2.508 × 104 K

(B) 8.360 × 104 K

(C) 5.016 × 104 K

(D) 1.254 × 104 K

Correct answer is (B)

Escape velocity from the Earth’s surface is vescape = 11200 m s–1

Let at temperature T, rms speed of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth’s atmosphere.

Also, Vrms = Vescape = 3 k B T m O 2

11200 = 3 × 1.38 × 10 23 × T 2.76 × 10 26

T = 8.360 × 104 K

4. ⇒ (NEET 2016 Phase 1 )

The molecules of a given mass of a gas have r.m.s. velocity of 2000 m s 1 at 27oC and 1.0 × 105 N m 2 pressure. When the temperature and pressure of the gas are respectively, 127oC and 0.05 × 105 N m 2, the r.m.s. velocity of its molecules in m s 1 is

(A) 100 2 3

(B) 100 3

(C) 100 2

(D) 400 3

Correct answer is (D)

It is observed that the rms velocity of molecule is directly proportional to temperature, so

v r m s T

v r m s = v r m s T T

Hence, v r m s = 200 × 400 300 = 400 / 3