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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
PhysicsKinetic Theory of GasesJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 3:5
  • B 9:4
  • C 2:3
  • D 1:1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3:5

Given here, mArmO=32.

As argon is monoatomic gas, so it has three degree of freedom f and oxygen is a diatomic gas, so its degree of freedom is five.

We know that average kinetic energy per molecule is given by KE=f2kT, where, k is Boltzmann's constant and T is temperature.

Here, T=27°C is fixed for both gas.

So, KEArKEO=32kT52kT=35

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