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MHT CET · Physics · Kinetic Theory of Gases

If a gas is compressed isothermally then the r.m.s. velocity of the molecules

  1. A decreases.
  2. B increases.
  3. C remains the same.
  4. D first decreases and then increases.
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(C) remains the same.

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The root-mean-square (rms) velocity of gas molecules is,
\(\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{r} . \mathrm{m} . \mathrm{s}}=\sqrt{\frac{3 \mathrm{kT}}{\mathrm{m}}}\)
\(\Rightarrow \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{rms}} \propto \sqrt{\mathrm{T}}\) for a given gas.
As the temperature is constant in isothermal process, the r.m.s velocity remains the same.
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