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COMEDK · Physics · 14. Kinetic Theory of Gases

A cubical box of side \(1 \mathrm{~m}\) contains Boron gas at a pressure of \(100 \mathrm{~Nm}^{-2}\). During an observation time of 1 second, an atom travelling with the rms speed parallel to one of the edges of the cube, was found to make 500 hits with a particular wall, without any collision with other atoms. The total mass of gas in the box in gram is

  1. A 0.3
  2. B 3
  3. C 30
  4. D 0.03
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(A) 0.3

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The side length of the cubical box is \(L = 1 \text{ m}\). The volume of the box is \(V = L^3 = 1 \text{ m}^3\). An atom travels with rms speed \(v_{rms}\) parallel to an edge. In 1 second, it makes 500 hits on a wall. Since it travels back and forth between two opposite walls,…