Q. At what temperature will the rms speed of air molecules be double than that at NTP?

A) 519$℃$
B) 619$℃$
C) 719$℃$
D) 819$℃$
Explanation

(d) We have $v_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}};\ \ at\ T = T_{0}(NTP)$
$v_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT_{0}}{M}}$
But at temperature $T$,
$v_{rms} = 2 \times \sqrt{\frac{3RT_{0}}{M}}$
$\Rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}} = 2\sqrt{\frac{3RT_{0}}{M}}$
$\Rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{T} = \sqrt{4T_{0}}$
or $T = 4T_{0}$
$T = 4 \times 273$K=1092K
$\therefore\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ T = 819℃$

Dr. Abubacker
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