Which of the following gases has maximum rms speed at a given temperature?

1. hydrogen 2. nitrogen
3. oxygen 4. carbon dioxide

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The following figure shows graphs of pressure versus density for an ideal gas at two temperatures \(T_1\) and \(T_2.\)

         
Then:

1. \(T_1>T_2\)
2. \(T_1 = T_2\)
3. \(T_1<T_2\)
4. any of the three is possible
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The mean square speed of the molecules of a gas at absolute temperature \(T\) is proportional to:
1. \(1 \over T\) 
2. \( \sqrt{T} \) 
3. \(T\) 
4. \(T^2\)

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Suppose a container is evacuated to leave just one molecule of a gas in it. Let \(v_a\) and \(v_{rms}\) represent the average speed and the RMS speed of the gas.
 
1. \(v_a>v_{rms}\)
2. \(v_a<v_{rms}\)
3. \(v_a=v_{rms}\)
4. \(v_{rms}\) is undefined
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The rms speed of oxygen at room temperature is about \(500\) m/s. The rms speed of hydrogen at the same temperature is about:
1. \(125\) m s–1
2. \(2000\) m s–1
3. \(8000\) m s–1
4. \(31\) m s–1 
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The pressure of a gas kept in an isothermal container is \(200~\text{kPa}.\) If half the gas is removed from it, the pressure will be:
1. \(100~\text{kPa}\)
2. \(200~\text{kPa}\)
3. \(400~\text{kPa}\)
4. \(800~\text{kPa}\)

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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 become:
1. \(v\)
2. \(v\sqrt{2}\)
3. \(2v\)
4. \(4v\)
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The quantity; \(\dfrac {PV}{kT}\) represents:
1. mass of the gas
2. kinetic energy of the gas
3. number of moles of the gas
4. number of molecules in the gas
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The process on an ideal gas as shown in the figure given below is:
             

1. isothermal
2. isobaric
3. isochoric
4. none of these

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Consider a collision between an oxygen molecule and a hydrogen molecule in a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen kept at room temperature. Which of the following are possible?

(a) The kinetic energies of both the molecules increase.
(b) The kinetic energies of both the molecules decrease.
(c) The kinetic energy of the oxygen molecule increases and that of the hydrogen molecule decreases.
(d) The kinetic energy of the hydrogen molecule increases and that of the oxygen molecule decreases.
Choose the correct option:
1. (a), (b) 
2. (b), (c) 
3. (c), (d) 
4. (a), (d) 
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