KCP

Physics
Time : 1.00 hr XII - A Div Marks : 25

Kinetic Theory Of Gases

1) According to the kinetic theory of gases, at

A) 77◦ C B) 350◦ C C) 273◦ C D) 457◦ C
absolute temperature
8) An electron tube was sealed off during manufacture
A) Water freezes at a pressure of 1.2 × 10−7 mm of mercury at 27◦ C
. Its volume is 100cm3 .The number of molecules
B) Liquid helium freezes that remain in the tube is

C) Molecular motion stops A) 2 × 1016 B) 3 × 1015

D) Liquid hydrogen freezes C) 3.86 × 1011 D) 5 × 1011

2) Which of the following formulae is wrong 9) 5 moles of oxygen is heated at constant volume
from 10◦ c to 20◦ c . The change in the internal
R γR
A) CV = B) CP = energy of the gas is (the gram molecular specific
γ−1 γ−1 heat of oxygen at constant pressure, Cp = 8
cal/mole ◦ c and R = 8.3 cal/mole ◦ c )
C) Cp /Cv = γ D) CP − CV = 2R

3) The volume of a gas at pressure 21 × 104 N/m2 A) 200 cal B) 300 cal
and temperature 27◦ C is 83 litres. If R = 8.3
J/mol/K, then the quantity of gas in gm-mole will be C) 100 cal D) None of these
C
A) 15 B) 42 C) 7 D) 14 10) The ratio of two specific heats P of CO is
CV
4) When the pressure on 1200 ml of a gas in A) 1.33 B) 1.40 C) 1.29 D) 1.66
increased from 70 cm to 120 cm of mercury at
constant temperature, the new volume of the gas 11) Saturated vapour is compressed to half its volume
will be without any change in temperature, then the
pressure will be
A) 700 ml B) 600 ml C) 500 ml D) 400 ml
A) Doubled B) Halved
5) A gas at the temperature 250 K is contained in a
closed vessel. If the gas is heated through 1K, then
C) The same D) Zero
the percentage increase in its pressure will be
12) The adjoining figure shows graph of pressure and
A) 0.4% B) 0.2% C) 0.1% D) 0.8% volume of a gas at two temperatures T1 and .T2
Which of the following interferences is correct
6) The molecules in an ideal gas at 27 ◦ C have a
certain mean velocity. At what approximate
temperature, will the mean velocity be doubled

A) 54◦ C B) 327 ◦ C C) 1200 ◦ C D) 927 ◦ C

7) At what temperature the molecules of nitrogen will

have the same r.m.s. velocity as the molecules of
oxygen at 127◦ C
 19) The root mean square velocity of the molecules in
A) T1 > T2
a sample of helium is 5/7th that of the molecules in
a sample of hydrogen. If the temperature of
B) T1 = T2
hydrogen sample is 0◦ C, then the temperature of
the helium sample is about
C) T1 < T2
A) 0◦ C B) 0 k C) 273◦ C D) 100◦ C
D) No interference can be drawn
20) One mole of an ideal gas is taken from A to B, from
13) Specific heats of monoatomic and diatomic gases B to C and then back to A. The variation of its
are same and satisfy the relation which is volume with temperature for that change is as
shown. Its pressure at A is P0 , volume is V0 .
A) Cp (mono) = Cp (dia) Then, the internal energy

B) Cp (mono) = Cv (dia)

C) Cv (mono) = Cv (dia)

D) Cv (mono) = Cp (dia)

14) The specific heat relation for ideal gas is

A) CP + CV = R B) CP − CV = R A) At A is more than at B

C) CP /CV = R D) CV /CP = R B) At C is more than at B

15) An ideal mono-atomic gas of given mass is heated
at constant pressure. In this process, the fraction of C) At B is more than at A
supplied heat energy used for the increase of the
internal energy of the gas is D) At A and B are equal

21) For a gas molecule with 6 degrees of freedom the

A) 3/8 B) 3/5 C) 3/4 D) 2/5
law of equipartition of energy gives the following
16) The r.m.s. speed of oxygen is v at a particular relation between the molar specific heat (Cu) and
temperature. If the temperature is doubled and gas constant (R)
oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms, R
the r.m.s. speed becomes A) Cv = B) Cv = R
2
√
A) υ B) 2υ C) 2υ D) 4υ C) Cv = 2R D) Cv = 3R

17) If temperature of gas increases from 27◦ c to 927◦ c 22) The mean kinetic energy of a gas at 300 K is 100 J.
the K.E. will be The mean energy of the gas at 450 K is equal to

A) Double B) Half A) 100 J B) 3000 J C) 450 J D) 150 J

23) From the following V-T diagram we can conclude

C) One fourth D) Four times

18) Root mean square velocity of a particle is v at

pressure P. If pressure is increased two times, then
the r.m.s. velocity becomes

A) 2 v B) 3 v C) 0.5 v D) v

2
 A) P1 = P2 B) P1 > P2

C) P1 < P2 D) None of these

24) The root mean square speed of the molecules of a

diatomic gas is v. When the temperature is
doubled, the molecules dissociate into two atoms.
The new root mean square speed of the atom is
√
A) 2v B) v C) 2v D) 4v

25) The r.m.s. speed of gas molecules is given by

r r
RT RT
A) 2.5 B) 1.73
M M
r r
M M
C) 2.5 D) 1.73
RT RT

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 Answer Sheet

Physics : Kinetic Theory Of Gases

Total Questions : 25 Total Marks : 25

1 C 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 A 6 D 7 A 8 C 9 B 10 C 11 C 12 C
13 B 14 B 15 B 16 C 17 D 18 D 19 A 20 D 21 D 22 D 23 B 24 C
25 B

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 Solution Sheet

Physics : Kinetic Theory Of Gases

Total Questions : 25 Total Marks : 25
r
1 v1 M2
3) vrms ∝ √ ⇒ = 23) Vander wall"s
 gas equation for µ mole of real gas
M v2 M1 2 µ2 a

r µ a µRT
1 M2 P + 2 (V − µb) = µRT ⇒ P = − 2
∴ √ = ⇒ M2 = 16 Hence the gas is CH4 . V V − µb V
2 32 r on comparing the given equation with this standard
→
− 8RT 1
6) Mean velocity of gas molecules is, v = equation we get µ = Hence
πM 2
where, m 1
µ= ⇒ mass of gas m = µm = × 44 = 22gm.
T=Temperature of the gas in kelvin M=Molar mass, M 2
R =Universal gas constant
√
For the same gas, →
−
v ∝ T
→
−v1
r
T1
r
300 →
−
v1
r
300
∴ = = or →− =
v2 T2 T2 2v1 T2
1 300
Squaring both sides,we get, =
4 T2
T2=1200k=1200−273=927 ◦ C
8) Gas equation for N molecules PV = NkT
PV
⇒N= =
kT
1.2 × 10−10 × 13.6 × 103 × 10 × 10−4
1.38 × 10−23 × 300
= 3.86 × 1011
10) According to Boyles law (P1 V1 )bottom = (P2 V2 )top
4 4
(10 + h) × πr31 = 10 × πr32 but r2 = 2r1
3 3
∴ (10 + h)r31 = 10 × 8r31 ⇒ 10 + h = 80 ∴ h = 70m
∆U Cv 1 3
15) Fraction = = = =
r ∆Q Cp γ 5
3RT
16) Vrms =
s M
3R(2T )
Vrms = = 2Vrms
M/2

20) internal energy of an ideal gas is only dependent

upon
its temperature. From the graph, The ideal gas at
same
temperature at A and B.
∴ The internal energy at A and B are equal,
or UA = UB
Cp 2 2 4
21) = γ = 1+ ⇒ γ = 1+ =
Cv f 6 3
4
Cp − Cv = R ⇒ Cv − Cv = R
3
1
⇒ Cv = R ⇒ Cv = 3R
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