KINETIC THEORY OF GAS 0.

76 g The ratio of number of moles

of hydrogen to number of moles of
JUNE SHIFT JEE 2022 oxygen in the mixture will be :
1
(A)
3
3
(B) 1
1. 0.056 kg of Nitrogen is enclosed in a 1
vessel at a temperature of 127∘ C. The (C)
16
16
amount of heat required to double (D) 1
the speed of its molecules is k cal. 7. According to kinetic theory of gases,
(Take R = 2 cal mole −1 K −1 ) A. The motion of the gas molecules
2. The relation between root mean freezes at 0∘ C
square speed (vrms ) and most B. The mean free path of gas
probable speed (vp ) for the molar molecules decreases if the density of
mass M of oxygen gas molecule at the molecules is increased.
temperature of 300 K will be :- C. The mean free path of gas
2 molecules increases if temperature is
(A) vrms = √3 vp
increased keeping pressure constant.
3
(B) vrms = √2 vp D. Average kinetic energy per
molecule per degree of freedom is
(C) vrms = vp 3
𝑘 𝑇 (for monoatomic gases)
2 𝐵
1
(D) vrms = √3 vp Choose the most appropriate answer
𝐶 from the options given below:
3. The ratio of specific heats (𝐶𝑃 ) in
𝑉 (A) A and C only
terms of degree of freedom (f) is (B) B and C only
given by: (C) A and B only
𝑓
(A) (1 + 3) (D) C and D only
2 8. Given below are two statement :
(B) (1 + 𝑓)
Statement - I : What 𝜇 amount of an
𝑓
(C) (1 + 2) ideal gas undergoes adiabatic change
1 from state (P1 , V1 , T1 ) to state
(D) (1 + 𝑓)
(P2 , V2 , T2 ), the work done is W =
4. When a gas filled in a closed vessel is 1R(T2 −T1 ) C
1−𝛾
, where 𝛾 = CP and R =
heated by raising the temperature by V

1∘ C, its pressure increase by 0.4%. universal gas constant,

The initial temperature of the gas is K.
5. A flask contains argon and oxygen in
the ratio of 3: 2 in mass and the
mixture is kept at 27∘ C. The ratio of
their average kinetic energy per
molecule respectively will be :
(A) 3: 2
(B) 9: 4
(C) 2: 3
(D) 1: 1
6. A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
has volume 2000 cm3 , temperature
300 K, pressure 100kPa and mass
Statement - II: In the above case.
when work is done on the gas. the
temperature of the gas would rise.
Choose the correct answer from the
options given below:
(A) Both statement-I and statement-II
are true.
(B) Both statement-I and statement-II
are false.
(C) Statement-I is true but statement-
II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false but statement-
II is true.
 9. What will be the effect on the root
3𝑅𝑇 2𝑅𝑇
mean square velocity of oxygen vrms = √ and vmp = √
𝑀 𝑀
molecules if the temperature is
doubled and oxygen molecule
3
dissociates into atomic oxygen? Thus vrms = √2 vmp
(A) The velocity of atomic oxygen
remains same Q3 (B)
(B) The velocity of atomic oxygen Molar heat capacity at constant volume Cv =
doubles fR
where 𝑓 is degree of freedom.
(C) The velocity of atomic oxygen 2
becomes half Molar heat capacity at constant pressure can
𝑓𝑅
(D) The velocity of atomic oxygen be written as 𝐶𝑃 = 𝑅 + 𝐶𝑉 = 𝑅 + 2
=
becomes four times (1 + ) 𝑅
𝑓

10. A vessel contains 16 g of hydrogen 2

𝐶P 2
and 128 g of oxygen at standard So 𝐶 = 1 + 𝑓
𝑣
temperature and pressure. The
volume of the vessel in cm3 is : Q4 (250)
(A) 72 × 105
pV = nRT
(B) 32 × 105
ΔP. V = nRΔT
(C) 27 × 104
ΔP ΔT 0.4
(D) 54 × 104 ⇒ = =
P T 100
100 × 1
⇒ T= = 250 K
0.4

Answer Key Q5 (D)

Q1 (10) Q2 (B) Q3 (B) Q4 (250) Q5 (D) 𝑓
Average K.E. / molecule = 2 𝑘𝑇
3
𝐾𝐴𝑟 𝑘𝑇 3
Q6 (B) Q7 (B) Q8 (A) Q9 (B) Q10 (C) So, 𝐾 = 2
2 =5
𝑂2 𝑘𝑇
2

Q6 (B)
Hints and Solutions
PV = nRT
100 × 103 × 2000 × 10−6
𝑛=
Q1 (10) 25
0.056 kg N N2 = 56gm of N2 = 2 mole of N2 3 × 300
−3
𝑛 = 80 × 10
T1 = 400 K, 𝑣𝛼√T so T2 = 4 T1 = 1600 K 𝑛1 + 𝑛2 = 0.08
f
Q = nRΔT 𝑛1 × 2 + 𝑛2 × 32 = 0.76
2 (0.08 − 𝑛2 )2 + 𝑛2 (32) = 0.76
𝑓=5
𝑛2 = 0.02
𝑄 = 12kcal
𝑛1 = 0.06
Q2 (B) 𝑛1 3
3RT 2RT =
vrms = √ and vmp = √ 𝑛2 1
M M

3 Q7 (B)
Thus vrms = √2 vmp

Q2 (B)
 kT
𝜆=
√2𝜋d2 P

Q8 (A)

NR(Tf − Ti )
Wadiabatic = → statment 1
1−𝛾
Q = W + ΔU
0 = W + ΔU
ΔU = −W

If work is done on the gas, i.e. work is

negative ∴ ΔU is positive.
∴ Temperature will increase.

Q9 (B)

3𝑅 T
Vrms = √
M
T → 2T
M
M→
2
T
Vrma ∝ √
M

2
⇒ (Vrms )atomic = (Vrms )molecular × √ = 2( Vrms )mokecular
1/2

Q10 (C)

No of moles of H2 = 8 moles
No of moles of O2 = 4 moles
Total moles = 12 moles
At STP 1 mole occupy = 22.4ℓ = 22.4 ×
103 cm3
12 moles will occupy = 12 × 22.4 × 103 cm3
≈ 26.8 × 104 cm3
JULY SHIFT 2022
1. Following statements are given :
(1) The average kinetic energy of a gas
molecule decreases when the
temperature is reduced.
(2) The average kinetic energy of a gas
molecule increases with increase in
pressure at constant temperature.
(3) The average kinetic energy of a gas
molecule decreases with increases in
volume.
(4) Pressure of a gas increases with
increase in temperature at constant
pressure.
(5) The volume of gas decreases with
increase in temperature.
Choose the correct answer from the
options given below:
(A) (1) and (4) only
(B) (1), (2) and (4) only
(C) (2) and (4) only
(D) (1), (2) and (5) only
2. Sound travels in a mixture of two
moles of helium and 𝑛 moles of
hydrogen. If rms speed of gas
molecules in the mixture is √2 times
the speed of sound, then the value of
𝑛 will be
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
3. A gas has n degrees of freedom. The
ratio of specific heat of gas at
constant volume to the specific heat
of gas at constant pressure will be :
𝑛
(A) 𝑛+2
(B)
n+2
n
n become 2v.
(C)
2n+2
n
(D) n−2
4. Same gas is filled in two vessels of the
same volume at the same
temperature. If the ratio of the
number of molecules is 1: 4, then
A. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules
in two vessels will be the same.
B. The ratio of pressure in these
vessels will be 1: 4
C. The ratio of pressure will be 1: 1
D. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules
in two vessels will be in the ratio of
1: 4
(A) A and C only
(B) B and D only
(C) A and B only
(D) C and D only
5. Which statements are correct about
degrees of freedom?
6. A. A molecule with n degrees of
freedom has n2 different ways of
storing energy.
B. Each degree of freedom is
1
associated with 2 RT average energy
per mole.
7. C. A monoatomic gas molecule has 1
rotational degree of freedom where
as diatomic molecule has 2 rotational
degrees of freedom
D. CH4 has a total to 6 degrees of
freedom Choose the correct answer
from the option given below:
(A) B and C only
(B) B and D only
(C) A and B only
(D) C and D only
8. Given below are two statements :
Statement I :The average momentum
of a molecule in a sample of an ideal
gas depends on temperature.
9. Statement II : The rms speed of
oxygen molecules in a gas is v. If the
temperature is doubled and the
oxygen molecules dissociate into
oxygen atoms, the rms speed will
In the light of the above statements,
choose the correct answer from the
options given below :
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II
are true
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II
are false
 (C) Statement I is true but Statement 3
KEavg = KT
II is false 2
(D) Statement I is false but Statement 1 2
P = 𝜌Vrms
II is true 3
10. A vessel contains 14 g of nitrogen gas
Note : Statement (4) is correct only if we
at a temperature of 27∘ C. The
consider it at constant volume and not
amount of heat to be transferred to
constant pressure. Ideally, this question must
the gap to double the r.m.s. speed of
be bonus but most appropriate answer is
its molecules will be : (Take R =
option (A)
8.32 J mol−1 k −1 )
(A) 2229 J Q2 (B)
(B) 5616 J
(C) 9360 J
𝛾RT
(D) 13,104 J vs = √
11. At a certain temperature, the degrees M
of freedom per molecule for gas is 8. 3RT
The gas performs 150 J of work when vmms = √
M
it expands under constant pressure.
vs 𝛾 1 𝛾 1 3
The amount of heat absorbed by the =√ = ⇒ = ⇒𝛾=
gas will be ……. J. vms 3 √2 3 2 2
2
12. One mole of a monoatomic gas is 𝛾 =1+
mixed with three moles of a diatomic fmix.
gas. The molecular specific heat of 2×3+n×5 6+n×5
fmix. = =
mixture at constant volume is n+2 (n + 2)
𝛼2 2(n + 2) 6 + 5n + 2n + 4
R𝐽/molK; then the value of 𝛼 will 𝛾 =1+ =
4 6+n×5 6 + 5n
be (Assume that the given diatomic 7n + 10 3
𝛾= =
gas has no vibrational mode.) 6 + 5n 2
13. The root mean square speed of smoke 14n + 20 = 18 + 15n
particles of mass 5 × 10−17 kg in n=2
their Brownian motion in air at NTP is
approximately. [Given k = 1.38 × Q3 (A)
10−23 JK −1 ]
𝑛𝑅 (𝑛 + 2)𝑅
(A) 60 mm s −1 𝐶𝑣 = 𝐶𝑝 =
2 2
(B) 12 mm s −1 𝐶𝑣 𝑛
(C) 15 mm s−1 =
𝐶𝑝 𝑛 + 2
(D) 36 mm s−1
Q4 (C)

Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q2 (B) Q3 (A) Q4 (C) Q5 (B)
Q6 (D) Q7 (C) Q8 (750) Q9 (4) Q10(3) KTG
Q11 (C) 3RT
A. VRms = √ M ⇒ VRms is same
w

Hints and Solutions P1 N1

B. P = N2
⇒ B is correct
2

Q1 (A) Ans [A & B only are correct]

Q5 (B) Q10 (3)
Methane molecule is tetrahedron
Degree of freedom due to rotation = 3 n1 Cv1 + n2 Cv2
Cv /mix =
Degree of freedom due to translation = 3 n1 + n2
3R 5R
1⋅ 2 +3⋅ 2
Q6 (D) =
1+3
9R 𝛼 2
[Pavg = 0] (due to random motion) = = R
4 4
𝛼=3
3𝑅𝑇
vrms = √ Q11 (C)
𝑀
Tnew = 2 T
3kT 3 × 1.38 × 10−23 × 293
M Vrms = √ =√
Mnew = m 5 × 10−17
2
2T ≈ 15 mm/s
vnew √
M/2
=
v
√T
M
vnew = 2v

Q7 (C)

vrms ∝ √T
vrms ∝ √300 K, vrmsf = 2vrmsi
vrmsf ∝ √1200 K
14 1
Tf = 1200 K, Ti = 300 K, n = =
28 2
1 5R
Q = nCv ΔT = × × 900
2 2
Q = 9360 J

Q8 (750)

W = nR (750) ΔT = 150 J
f 8
𝐐 = ( + 1) nRΔT = ( + 1) 150 = 750 J
2 2

Q9 (4)
m
PV 𝛾 = const d = v
m 𝛾
p ( d ) = const
p
= const
d𝛾
p1 d1 𝛾 1 7/5 1
=( ) =( ) =
p2 d2 32 128
T1 P1 V1 1 1
= = 32 =
T2 P2 V2 128 4