Assertion (A) At $300 \mathrm{~K}$, kinetic energy of $16 \mathrm{~g}$ of methane is equal to the kinetic…

Assertion (A) At $300 \mathrm{~K}$, kinetic energy of $16 \mathrm{~g}$ of methane is equal to the kinetic energy of 32 $g$ of oxygen.Reason (R) At constant temperature, kinetic energy of one mole of all gases is equal.
  1. Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are true and $(R)$ is the correct explanation of $(A)$
  2. Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are true but $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of $(A)$
  3. $(A)$ is true but $(R)$ is not true
  4. $(A)$ is not true but $(R)$ is true

Solution

Kinetic energy for one mole gas is given by equation, $ \begin{aligned} & E=\frac{3}{2} k T \text { (where, } k=\text { Boltzman's constant) } \\ & \therefore \quad E \propto T \end{aligned} $ Thus at constant temperature kinetic energy of one mole of any gas is equal

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2004

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