Kinetic Theory Of Gases Question 47

Question: In an ideal gas at temperature T, the average force that a molecule applies on the walls of a closed container depends on T as $ {{\text{T}}^{\text{q}}} $ . A good estimate for q is:

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{2} $

B) 2

C) 1

D) $ \frac{1}{4} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] Pressure, $ P=\frac{1}{3}\frac{mN}{V}V _{rms}^{2} $

$ \text{or, }P=\frac{( mN )T}{V} $ If the gas mass and temperature are constant then $ P\propto {{(V _{rms})}^{2}}\propto T $ So. force $ \propto {{(V _{rms})}^{2}}\propto T $ i.e., Value of $ q=1 $