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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Kinetic Theory of Gases

When the temperature of a gas is raised from \(27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(90^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The increase in the rms velocity of the gas molecules is

  1. A \(10 \%\)
  2. B \(15 \%\)
  3. C \(20 \%\)
  4. D \(17.5 \%\)
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(A) \(10 \%\)

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The rms speed of the gas molecule is \(v=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}} \Rightarrow v \propto \sqrt{T}\) \(\therefore \frac{\mathrm{v}_2}{\mathrm{v}_1}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{T}_2}{\mathrm{~T}_1}}=\sqrt{\frac{(273+90)}{(273+27)}}=\frac{11}{10}\) \(\therefore \%\) change in rms speed is…