Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    The root mean square velocity of a gas is doubled when the temperature is

    A) increased four times

    B) increased two times

    C) reduced to half

    D) reduced to one fourth

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[{{v}_{rms}}=\sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{v}_{rms}}\propto \sqrt{T}\] \[\therefore \]At two different temperatures,                 \[\frac{{{v}_{rms}}}{{{v}_{rms}}}=\sqrt{\frac{T}{T}}\] Given,   \[{{v}_{rms}}=2{{v}_{rms}}\]                 \[\frac{1}{2}=\sqrt{\frac{T}{T}}\] or            \[\frac{1}{4}=\frac{T}{T}\] \[\therefore \]  \[T=4T\] \[\therefore \,\,{{v}_{rms}}\]gets doubled, when the temperature is increased four times.


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