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Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution

For a given gas at 1 atm pressure, rms speed of the molecule is 200 m/s at 127°C. At 2 atm pressure and at 227°C, the rms speed of the molecules will be:

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Answer: (b)

  1. For a given gas vrms∝Tv_{rms} \propto \sqrt T; pressure does not matter.
  2. v2=200500400=200⋅52v_2 = 200\sqrt{\frac{500}{400}} = 200\cdot\frac{\sqrt5}{2}
  3. So the answer is (b) 1005 m/s100\sqrt5\text{ m/s}.
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