An ideal gas expands adiabatically. $(\gamma=1 \cdot 5)$ To reduce the r.m.s. velocity of the molecules 3…

An ideal gas expands adiabatically. $(\gamma=1 \cdot 5)$ To reduce the r.m.s. velocity of the molecules 3 times, the gas has to be expanded
  1. 81 times
  2. 27 times
  3. 9 times
  4. 3 times

Solution

We know, $\begin{aligned} & V_{\text {rms }}=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M_0}} \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{T} \propto V^2 \end{aligned}$ $\frac{\mathrm{T}_2}{\mathrm{~T}_1}=\frac{\mathrm{V}_2^2}{\mathrm{~V}_1^2}=\frac{\left(\frac{\mathrm{V}_1}{3}\right)^2}{\mathrm{~V}_1^2}=\frac{1}{9}.. (i)$ Also, $\mathrm{TV}^{\gamma-1}=$ Constant $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \frac{V_2}{V_1}=\left(\frac{T_1}{T_2}\right)^{\frac{1}{\gamma-1}} \\ & \frac{V_2}{V_1}=(9)^2=81 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 2)

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