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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Kinetic theory of gases
  • JEE Mains 2020
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In a dilute gas at pressure \(P\) and temperature \(T\), the mean time between successive collisions of a molecule varies with \(T\) as

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(C) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{ T }}\)

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\(v _{ avg } \propto \sqrt{ T }\)

\(t _{0}:\) mean time

\(\lambda:\) mean free path

\(t _{0}=\frac{\lambda}{ v _{avg }} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{ T }}\)

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