RMS Speed of Gas Molecules NEET Questions

RMS Speed of Gas Molecules MCQ Questions

1.
The RMS speed (vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚›) of gas molecules is defined as:
A.
The square root of the mean (average) of the squares of the speeds of all the molecules in a gas
B.
The geometric mean of the speeds of all molecules
C.
The speed possessed by the maximum number of molecules
D.
The arithmetic mean of the speeds of all molecules
ANSWER :
A. The square root of the mean (average) of the squares of the speeds of all the molecules in a gas
2.
The formula for RMS speed of gas molecules in terms of temperature and molar mass is:
A.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3RT/M), where R = universal gas constant, T = absolute temperature in Kelvin, M = molar mass in kg/mol
B.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(8RT/Ļ€M)
C.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(2RT/M)
D.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(RT/M)
ANSWER :
A. vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3RT/M), where R = universal gas constant, T = absolute temperature in Kelvin, M = molar mass in kg/mol
3.
The formula for RMS speed in terms of Boltzmann constant kB and mass per molecule m is:
A.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(2kBT/m)
B.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3kBT/m), where kB = Boltzmann constant = 1.38 Ɨ 10⁻²³ J/K and m = mass of one molecule
C.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(8kBT/Ļ€m)
D.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(kBT/m)
ANSWER :
B. vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3kBT/m), where kB = Boltzmann constant = 1.38 Ɨ 10⁻²³ J/K and m = mass of one molecule
4.
The RMS speed formula can also be written in terms of pressure (P) and density (ρ) of the gas as:
A.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3Pρ)
B.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(2P/ρ)
C.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(P/ρ)
D.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3P/ρ), where P is the pressure of the gas and ρ is its density
ANSWER :
D. vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = √(3P/ρ), where P is the pressure of the gas and ρ is its density
5.
The RMS speed is related to the average kinetic energy (KE) of gas molecules by:
A.
KE = (1/2)mvįµ£ā‚˜ā‚›Ā² = (3/2)kBT per molecule (or (3/2)RT per mole)
B.
KE = mvįµ£ā‚˜ā‚›Ā² = 3kBT per molecule
C.
KE = (1/3)mvįµ£ā‚˜ā‚›Ā² = (1/2)kBT per molecule
D.
KE = (1/2)mvįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› = (3/2)kBT
ANSWER :
A. KE = (1/2)mvįµ£ā‚˜ā‚›Ā² = (3/2)kBT per molecule (or (3/2)RT per mole)
6.
The correct order of the three molecular speeds from highest to lowest is:
A.
vā‚˜ā‚š > vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› > v̄ₐᵄₑ
B.
v̄ₐᵄₑ > vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› > vā‚˜ā‚š
C.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› > vā‚˜ā‚š > v̄ₐᵄₑ
D.
vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› > v̄ₐᵄₑ > vā‚˜ā‚š (RMS speed > Average speed > Most Probable speed)
ANSWER :
D. vįµ£ā‚˜ā‚› > v̄ₐᵄₑ > vā‚˜ā‚š (RMS speed > Average speed > Most Probable speed)