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

The relation between root mean square speed \(\left( v _{ rms }\right)\) and most probable speed \(\left( v _{ p }\right)\) for the molar mass \(M\) of oxygen gas molecule at the temperature of \(300\, K\) will be

  1. A \(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} v _{ p }\)
  2. B \(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} v _{ p }\)
  3. C \(v _{ rms }= v _{ p }\)
  4. D \(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} v _{ p }\)
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(B) \(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} v _{ p }\)

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\(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3 RT }{ M }} \text { and } v _{ mp }=\sqrt{\frac{2 RT }{ M }}\) Thus \(v _{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} v _{ mp }\)
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