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PHYSICS CP12
SYLLABUS : Kinetic Theory

Max. Marks : 180 Marking Scheme : (+4) for correct & (–1) for incorrect answer Time : 60 min.

INSTRUCTIONS : This Daily Practice Problem Sheet contains 45 MCQs. For each question only one option is correct.
Darken the correct circle/ bubble in the Response Grid provided on each page.

1. 4.0 g of a gas occupies 22.4 litres at NTP. The specific heat 4. Air is pumped into an automobile tube upto a pressure of
capacity of the gas at constant volume is 5.0JK–1. If the 200 kPa in the morning when the air temperature is 22°C.
speed of any quantity x in this gas at NTP is 952 ms–1, then During the day, temperature rises to 42°C and the tube
the heat capacity at constant pressure is (Take gas constant expands by 2%. The pressure of the air in the tube at this
R = 8.3 JK–1 mol–1)
temperature, will be approximately
(a) 7.5 JK–1 mol–1 (b) 7.0 JK–1 mol–1
(a) 212 kPa (b) 209 kPa (c) 206 kPa (d) 200 kPa
(c) 8.5 JK–1 mol–1 (d) 8.0 JK–1 mol–1
5. The rms speed of the particles of fume of mass 5 × 10–17 kg
2. A fixed mass of gas at constant pressure occupies a volume executing Brownian motion in air at N.T.P. is (k = 1.38 ×
V. The gas undergoes a rise in temperature so that the root 10–23 J/K)
mean square velocity of its molecules is doubled. The new
volume will be (a) 1.5 m/s (b) 3.0 m/s (c) 1.5 cm/s (d) 3 cm/s
6. One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas requires 207 J heat to
(a) V/2 (b) V / 2 (c) 2 V (d) 4 V
raise the temperature by 10 K when heated at constant
3. A gaseous mixture consists of 16 g of helium and 16 g of pressure. If the same gas is heated at constant volume to
Cp raise the temperature by the same 10 K, the heat
oxygen. The ratio of the mixture is
Cv required is [Given the gas constant R = 8.3 J/ mol. K]
(a) 1.62 (b) 1.59 (c) 1.54 (d) 1.4 (a) 198.7 J (b) 29 J (c) 215.3 J (d) 124 J

RESPONSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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7. Figure shows the variation in temperature (DT) with the ( g – 1) (g –1)
amount of heat supplied (Q) in an isobaric process (c) Mv 2 K (d) Mv 2 K
2R 2( g + 1) R
corresponding to a monoatomic (M), diatomic (D) and a
14. Figure shows a parabolic graph between T and 1/V for a
polyatomic (P) gas. The initial state of all the gases are the
mixture of a gases undergoing an adiabatic process. What
same and the scales for the two axes coincide. Ignoring
is the ratio of Vrms of molecules and speed of sound in mixture?
vibrational degrees of freedom, the lines a, b and c
T
respectively correspond to (a) 3/ 2
a
(a) P, M and D (b)
b 2 2T 0

(b) M, D and P Q T0

c (c) 2/3 1/V

1/V0 4/V0
(c) P, D and M
(d) 3
(d) D, M and P DT 15. The work of 146 kJ is performed in order to compress one
8. 1 mole of a monatomic and 2 mole of a diatomic gas are
kilomole of gas adiabatically and in this process the
mixed. The resulting gas is taken through a process in which temperature of the gas increases by 7°C. The gas is
molar heat capacity was found 3R. Polytropic constant in (R = 8.3 J mol–1 K–1)
the process is (a) diatomic
(a) –1/5 (b) 1/5 (c) 2/5 (d) –2/5 (b) triatomic
9. The density of a gas is 6 × 10–2 kg/m3 and the root mean (c) a mixture of monatomic and diatomic
square velocity of the gas molecules is 500 m/s. The pressure (d) monatomic
exerted by the gas on the walls of the vessel is 16. At what temperature is root mean square velocity of gaseous
(a) 5 × 103 N/m2 (b) 1.2 × 10–4 N/m2 hydrogen molecules equal to that of oxygen molecules at
–4
(c) 0.83 × 10 N/m 2 (d) 30 N/m2 47°C ?
10. The absolute temperature of a gas is increases 3 times. The (a) 40K (b) 80K (c) – 73K (d) 3K
root mean square velocity of the moelcules will be 17. The kinetic theory of gases states that the average squared
(a) 3 times (b) 9 times velocity of molecules varies linearly with the mean molecular
(c) 1/3 times (d) Ö3 times weight of the gas. If the root mean square (rms) velocity of
11 Consider an ideal gas confined in an isolated closed chamber. oxygen molecules at a certain temperature is 0.5 km/sec.
As the gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion, the average The rms velocity for hydrogen molecules at the same
time of collision between molecules increases as Vq, where temperature will be :
(a) 2 km/sec (b) 4 km/sec (c) 8 km/sec (d) 16 km/sec
æ Cp ö 18. If 2 moles of an ideal monatomic gas at temperature T0 is
V is the volume of the gas. The value of q is : ç g = ÷ mixed with 4 moles of another ideal monatomic gas at
è Cv ø
temperature 2T0, then the temperature of the mixture is
g +1 g -1 3g + 5 3g - 5
(a) (b) (c) (d) 5 3 4 5
2 2 6 6 (a) T0 (b) T0 (c) T0 (d) T0
3 2 3 4
12. One kg of a diatomic gas is at a pressure of 8 × 104N/m2. The
19. From the following statements, concerning ideal gas at any
density of the gas is 4kg/m3. What is the energy of the gas given temperature T, select the incorrect one(s)
due to its thermal motion? (a) The coefficient of volume expansion at constant
(a) 5 × 104 J (b) 6 × 104 J pressure is same for all ideal gas
(c) 7 × 10 J 4 (d) 3 × 104 J (b) The average translational kinetic energy per molecule
13. A thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular of oxygen gas is 3 KT (K being Boltzmann constant)
mass M and ratio of specific heats g. It is moving with speed v (c) In a gaseous mixture, the average translational kinetic
and it suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to energy of the molecules of each component is same
the surroundings, its temperature increases by (d) The mean free path of molecules increases with
( g –1) gMv 2 decrease in pressure
(a) Mv 2 K (b) K
2gR 2R
7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
RESPONSE
GRID 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
17. 18. 19.
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20. The adjoining figure shows graph of pressure and volume 3 1 2

of a gas at two tempertures T1 and T2. Which of the following (a) (b) 2 (c) (d)
4 2 3
inferences is correct? P 26. The temperature of the mixture of one mole of helium and
(a) T1 > T2 one mole of hydrogen is increased from 0°C to 100°C at
(b) T1 = T2 constant pressure. The amount of heat delivered will be
T2 (a) 600 cal (b) 1200 cal (c) 1800 cal (d) 3600 cal
(c) T1 < T2 27. If the intermolecular forces vanish away, the volume
T1
(d) None of these V occupied by the molecules contained in 4.5 g water at
21. The molecules of a given mass of gas have a root mean standard temperature and pressure will be
square velocity of 200m s–1 at 27°C and 1.0 × 105 N m–2 (a) 5.6 litre (b) 4.5 litre (c) 11.2 litre (d) 6.5 litre
pressure. When the temperature is 127°C and the pressure 28. A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of
0.5 × 105 Nm–2, the root mean square velocity in ms–1, is Argon at temperature T. Neglecting all vibrational moles,
the total internal energy of the system is
400 100 2 100 (a) 4 RT (b) 15 RT (c) 9 RT (d) 11RT
(a) (b) 100 2 (c) (d)
3 3 3 29. A vessel has 6g of hydrogen at pressure P and temperature
22. A graph is plotted with PV/T on y-axis and mass of the gas 500K. A small hole is made in it so that hydrogen leaks out.
along x-axis for different gases. The graph is How much hydrogen leaks out if the final pressure is P/2
(a) a straight line parallel to x-axis for all the gases and temperature falls to 300 K ?
(b) a straight line passing through origin with a slope (a) 2g (b) 3g (c) 4g (d) 1g
having a constant value for all the gases 30. For a gas if ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and
volume is g then value of degrees of freedom is
(c) a straight line passing through origin with a slope
having different values for different gases 3g –1 2 9 25
(a) (b) (c) ( g –1) (d) (g –1)
(d) a straight line parallel to y-axis for all the gases 2g –1 g –1 2 2
23. At identical temperatures, the rms speed of hydrogen 31. The given P-V curve is predicted by
molecules is 4 times that for oxygen molecules. In a mixture 1.4
of these in mass ratio H2 : O2 = 1:8, the rms speed of all molecules (a) Boyle’s law 1.2
is n times the rms speed for O2 molecules, where n is 1.0 T1 > T2 > T3
(a) 3 (b) 4/3 (c) (8/3)1/2 (d) (11)1/2 (b) Charle’s law P 0.8
T1
24. Work done by a system under isothermal change from a 0.6
volume V1 to V2 for a gases which obeys Vander Waal's 0.4 T2
(c) Avogadro’s law T3
0.2
æ an 2 ö
equation (V - bn) ç P + ÷ = nRT is 0
ç V ÷ø (d) Gaylussac’s law 20 60 100 140 160 200
è V
æ V2 - nb ö 2 æ V1 - V2 ö 32. Three perfect gases at absolute temperatures T1, T2 and T3
(a) nRT log e ç V - nb ÷ + an ç V V ÷ are mixed. The masses of molecules are m1, m2 and m3 and
è 1 ø è 1 2 ø the number of molecules are n1, n2 and n3 respectively.
æ V - nb ö 2 æ V1 - V2 ö Assuming no loss of energy, the final temperature of the
(b) nRT log10 ç 2 ÷ + an ç ÷ mixture is :
è V1 - nb ø è V1V2 ø
n1T1 + n2T2 + n3T3 n1T12 + n2T22 + n3T32
æ V - nb ö 2 æ V1 - V2 ö
(a) n1 + n2 + n3 (b)
n1T1 + n2T2 + n3T3
(c) nRT loge ç 2 ÷ + bn ç ÷
è V1 - nb ø è V1V2 ø n12T12 + n22T22 + n32T32 (T1 + T2 + T3 )
(c) (d)
æ V1 - nb ö n1T1 + n2T2 + n3T3
2 æ V1V2 ö 3
(d) nRT log e ç V - nb ÷ + an ç V – V ÷ 33. A gas is enclosed in a cube of side l. What will be the
è 2 ø è 1 2ø
change in momentum of the molecule, if it suffers an
25. Two vessels separately contain two ideal gases A and B at
the same temperature. The pressure of A being twice that of elastic collision with the plane wall parallel to yz-plane and
B. Under such conditions, the density of A is found to be rebounds with the same velocity ?
1.5 times the density of B. The ratio of molecular weight of A [(Vx, Vy & Vz) initial velocities of the gas molecules]
and B is : (a) mvx (b) zero (c) – mvx (d) – 2mvx.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

RESPONSE
25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
GRID
30. 31. 32. 33.
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34. What will be the ratio of number of molecules of a 40. Four molecules have speeds 2 km/sec, 3 km/sec, 4 km/sec
monoatomic and a diatomic gas in a vessel, if the ratio of and 5 km/sec. The root mean square speed of these
their partial pressures is 5 : 3 ? molecules (in km/sec) is
(a) 5 : 1 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 5 : 3 (d) 3 : 5 (a) 54 / 4 (b) 54 / 2 (c) 3.5 (d) 3 3
35. The average transitional energy and the rms speed of 41. If R is universal gas constant, the amount of heat needed to
molecules in a sample of oxygen gas at 300 K are 6.21 × 10–21 J raise the temperature of 2 moles of an ideal monoatomic gas
and 484 m/s respectively. The corresponding values at 600 from 273 K to 373 K, when no work is done, is
K are nearly (assuming ideal gas behaviour) (a) 100 R (b) 150 R (c) 300 R (d) 500 R
(a) 12.42 × 10–21 J, 968 m/s (b) 8.78 × 10–21 J, 684 m/s 42. N molecules, each of mass m, of gas A and 2 N molecules, each
(c) 6.21 × 10–21 J, 968 m/s (d) 12.42 × 10–21 J, 684 m/s of mass 2 m, of gas B are contained in the same vessel which
36. At 10° C the value of the density of a fixed mass of an ideal is maintained at a temperature T. The mean square velocity of
gas divided by its pressure is x. At 110°C this ratio is: molecules of B type is denoted by V2 and the mean square
V
383 10 283 velocity of A type is denoted by V1, then 1 is
(a) x (b) x (c) x (d) x V2
283 110 383
37. If the potential energy of a gas molecule is (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3
U = M/r6 – N/r12, M and N being positive constants. Then 43. The root mean square value of the speed of the molecules in
the potential energy at equilibrium must be a fixed mass of an ideal gas is increased by increasing
(a) zero (b) M2/4N (c) N2/4M (d) MN2/4 (a) the volume while keeping the temperature constant
38. Consider a gas with density r and c as the root mean (b) the pressure while keeping the volume constant
square velocity of its molecules contained in a volume. If (c) the temperature while keeping the pressure constant
the system moves as whole with velocity v, then the pressure (d) the pressure while keeping the temperature constant
exerted by the gas is 44. The P-V diagram of a diatomic gas is a straight line passing
1 2 1 through origin. The molar heat capacity of the gas in the
(a) rc (b) r( c + v ) 2 process will be
3 3
1 1 4R
(c) r(c – v) 2 (d) r(c –2 – v ) 2 (a) 4 R (b) 2.5 R (c) 3 R (d)
3 3 3
39. How is the mean free path (l) in a gas related to the 45. For a gas, difference between two specific heats is 5000 J/
interatomic distance? mole°C. If the ratio of specific heats is 1.6, the two specific
(a) l is 10 times the interatomic distance heats in J/mole-°C are
(b) l is 100 times the interatomic distance (a) CP = 1.33 × 104, CV = 2.66 × 104
(c) l is 1000 times the interatomic distance (b) CP = 13.3 × 104, CV = 8.33 × 103
1 (c) CP = 1.33 × 104, CV = 8.33 × 103
(d) l is times of the interatomic distance (d) CP = 2.6 × 104, CV = 8.33 × 104
10

34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

RESPONSE
39. 40. 41. 42. 43.
GRID
44. 45.

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