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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 12 . kinetic theory of gases

At which temperature the r.m.s. velocity of a hydrogen molecule equal to that of an oxygen molecule at \(47^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) ?

  1. A  \(80 \mathrm{~K}\)
  2. B  \(-73 \mathrm{~K}\)
  3. C  \(4 \mathrm{~K}\)
  4. D  \(20 \mathrm{~K}\)
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(D)  \(20 \mathrm{~K}\)

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\( \sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{3 R(320)}{32}} \) \( T=\frac{320}{16}=20 \mathrm{~K}\)
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