DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    By what factor does the average velocity of a gaseous molecule increase when the absolute temperature is doubled?

    A)  1.4    

    B)  2.0   

    C)  2.8    

    D)  4.0

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}}=\sqrt{\frac{8\,\,RT}{\pi \,M}}\] or \[{{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}}=\,\,\propto \sqrt{T}\] Given, \[{{T}_{1}}=T,\,\,{{T}_{2}}=2T\] \[\frac{{{({{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}})}_{1}}}{{{({{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}})}_{2}}}=\sqrt{\frac{T}{2\,T}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\] \[{{({{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}})}_{2}}=\sqrt{2}\,{{({{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}})}_{1}}\] \[=1.414\times {{({{\overrightarrow{v}}_{av}})}_{1}}\] Thus, average velocity is increased by a factor 1.4.


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