Equal volumes of two gases, having their densities in the ratio of $1: 16$ exert equal pressures on the walls of two containers. The ratio of their rms speeds $\left(c_1: c_2\right)$ is

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$\begin{aligned} & P=\frac{1}{3} ho_1 c_1^2=\frac{1}{3} ho_2 c_2^2 \ & 	herefore \frac{c_1^2}{c_2^2}=\frac{ho_2}{ho_1}=16 \ & 	herefore \frac{c_1}{c_2}=4\end{aligned}$

Equal volumes of two gases, having their densities in the ratio of $1: 16$ exert equal pressures on the…

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