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If the kinetic energy of $O_2$ gas is $4.0 \,kJ \; mol^{-1}$ . its RMS speed in $cm \; s^{-1}$ is
If the kinetic energy of $O_2$ gas is $4.0 \,kJ \; mol^{-1}$ . its RMS speed in $cm \; s^{-1}$ is
Updated On: July 22, 2025
- $5.0 \times 10^2$
- $5.0 \times 10^3$
- $5.0 \times 10^4$
- $5.0 \times 10^{-4}$
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Solution and Explanation
Kinetic energy of $O _{2}=4.0\, kJ / mol$
$ KE =\frac{3 R T}{2}$ and $ v_{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}}$
$ v_{ rms } =\sqrt{\frac{2 KE }{M}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 4 \times 10^{3} \,kg \,m ^{2} s ^{-2} \,mol ^{-1}}{32 \times 10^{-3} \,kg \,mol ^{-1}}} $
$\left[\because 1 \,J =1 \,kg \,m ^{2} s ^{-2}\right] $
$=\frac{10^{3}}{2}=5 \times 10^{2} \,m / s$
$V_{\text {rms }}$ in $cm / s =50 \times 10^{4} \,cm / s$
$ KE =\frac{3 R T}{2}$ and $ v_{ rms }=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}}$
$ v_{ rms } =\sqrt{\frac{2 KE }{M}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 4 \times 10^{3} \,kg \,m ^{2} s ^{-2} \,mol ^{-1}}{32 \times 10^{-3} \,kg \,mol ^{-1}}} $
$\left[\because 1 \,J =1 \,kg \,m ^{2} s ^{-2}\right] $
$=\frac{10^{3}}{2}=5 \times 10^{2} \,m / s$
$V_{\text {rms }}$ in $cm / s =50 \times 10^{4} \,cm / s$
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