We have a jar filled with gas characterized by parameters $\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{V}, \mathrm{T}$ and another…

We have a jar filled with gas characterized by parameters $\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{V}, \mathrm{T}$ and another jar B filled with gas having parameters $2 \mathrm{P}, \frac{\mathrm{V}}{4}, 2 \mathrm{~T}$, where symbols have their usual meaning. The ratio of number of molecules in jar A to those in jar B is
  1. $1: 1$
  2. $1: 2$
  3. $2: 1$
  4. $4: 1$

Solution

According to the gas equation, $\mathrm{PV}=\mathrm{Nk}_{\mathrm{B}} \mathrm{T}$ For the first gas, we have, $\mathrm{PV}=\mathrm{N}_1 \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{B}} \mathrm{T}$ For the second gas, we have, (2P) $\left(\frac{\mathrm{V}}{4}\right)=\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{B}}(2 \mathrm{~T})$ $\mathrm{PV}=4 \mathrm{~N}_2 \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{B}} \mathrm{T}$ From equations (i) and (ii) $\mathrm{N}_1=4 \mathrm{~N}_2 \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{N}_1}{\mathrm{~N}_2}=4$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (10 May Shift 2)

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