Kinetic Theory Of Gases Question 150
Question: An adiabatic vessel contains $ n _{1}=3 $ moles of a diatomic gas. The moment of inertia of each molecule is $ I=2.56\times {{10}^{-46}},kgm^{2} $ and root mean angular velocity is $ {\omega _{0}}=5\times 10^{12},rad/s $ . The temperature of the gas in the vessel is
Options:
A) 250 K
B) 500 K
C) 1000 K
D) 1500 K
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a]: Degree of freedom associated with rotational motion of diatomic gas molecules = 2 Average rotational energy per molecule
$ =l{{\omega }^{2}} _{rms}=2\times \frac{1}{2}kT=kT $
Hence initial temperature $ T _{1} $ of diatomic gas
$ =\frac{1}{2}l\omega _{0}^{2}=kT _{1} $
which give $ T _{1}=250,K $