CLASS-XI

The Chintels School, Kalyanpur

PRACTICE SHEET
Subject – Physics(KTG)
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DPP-016

Q.1 The gas molecules are not accumulated at the bottom of the container because -
(A) These do not have gravitation force between them
(B) Molecules have less mass and high velocities and therefore no gravitational force
(C) The direction of motion of molecules is changing on account of collisions.
(D) These is cohesive force between the gas molecules and the wall of the container acting in all
direction.
Q.2 In kinetic theory of gases, it is assumed that molecules -
(A) Have same mass but can have different volume
(B) Have same volume but masses can be different.
(C) Have both mass and volume different
(D) Have same mass but negligible volume.

Q.3 The postulates of kinetic theory will be true if the number of molecules be -
(A) Any (B) Very large
(C) Very small (D) Avogadro’s number

Q.4 When two molecules of a gas come closer then -

(A) Their direction get changed
(B) There exists a force of attraction
(C) There exist a force of repulsion
(D) Kinetic energy is not conserved.

Q.5 Which of the following statement is not according to the postulates of kinetic theory of gases.-
(A) Gas molecules are of small size
(B) Gas molecules are always in motion with all possible velocities
(C) There is no force between the molecules
(D) None of these

Q.6 The molecular weight of O2 and H2 are 32 and 2 respectively. Then the ratio of the rms velocities
of H2 and oxygen is -
(A) 4 : 1
(B) 2 : 3
(C) 1 : 4
(D) 16 : 1
Q.7Two vessels which have same volume are filled with H2 and He respectively and at 1 and 2
atmospheric pressure. If temperature of both vessels is same then mean velocity of H2 molecule is how
many times the mean velocity of helium -
(A) Equal (B) Double
(C) Half (D) 2 times
Q.8If velocities of 5 molecules of certain gas are –7, 5, 4, –3 and 1 m/sec respectively then mean speed
of molecules is (m/sec) -
(A) Zero (B) 20
(C) 4 (D) 20

Q.9 If the rms speed of the nitrogen molecules of the gas at room temperature is 500 m/s, then the rms
speed of the hydrogen molecules at the same temperature will be –
(A) 1870 m/s (B) 1935 m/s
(C) 7000 m/s (D) 83.7 m/s

Q.10 The rms velocity of molecules of a gas at temperature T is vrms. Then the root mean square of the
component of velocity in any one particular direction will be –

(A) vrms/3 (B) 3 vrms

(C) vrms/3 (D) 3vrms

Q.11 The root mean square speed of molecules of ideal gases at the same temperature are –

(A) The same

(B) Inversely proportional to the square root of the molecular weight.

(C) Directly proportional to molecular weight.
(D) Inversely proportional to the molecular weight.

Q.12 The temperature of an ideal gas is increased from 27ºC to 927ºC. The rms speed of its molecules
becomes –
(A) Twice (B) Half
(C) Four times (D) One fourth

Q.13 At what temperature rms speed of gaseous hydrogen molecules equal to that of oxygen molecules
at 47ºC –
(A) 20 K (B) 80 K (C) –73 K (D) 3 K

Q.14 At what temperature, pressure remaining unchanged will the rms. velocity of hydrogen
molecule be twice its value at S.T.P.?
(A) 1000K (B) 1050 K
(C) 1092 K (D) 2010K

Q.15 The speed sound in a gas is v the rms velocity of gas molecules is (c), if Cp/Cv =  for the gas
then the ratio of v to c is –
(A) 3/ (B) / 3
(C) 3/  (D)  /3
Q.16 A sample of gas is at 0ºC. The temperature at which its rms speed of the molecules will be
doubled is –
(A) 103ºC (B) 273ºC
(C) 723ºC (D) 819ºC

Q.17 The mass of an oxygen molecule is about 16 times that of hydrogen molecules. At room
temperature, the rms speed of oxygen molecule is V. The rms speed of the hydrogen molecule

at the same temperature will be –

(A) V/6 (B) V/4

(C) 4V (D) 16V

Q.18 RMS velocity of which of the following gas at a given temperature is minimum –
(A) O2 (B) N2
(C) Cl2 (D) He

Q.19 At 0ºC temperature root mean square speed of which of the following gases be maximum –

(A) H2 (B) N2
(C) O2 (D) SO2
Q.20 The root mean square velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas is –
(A) RT / M (B) 3RT / TM
(C) 3RT / M (D) RT / 3M

Q.21 N2 molecule is 14 times heavier than a H2 molecule. At what temperature will the rms speed of H2
molecules be equal to that of N2 molecule at 27ºC –
(A) 50ºC (B) 2ºC
(C) 21.4ºC (D) 21.4 K

Questions
based on Calculation of pressure
Q.22 Equal masses of H2 , He having molecular weight of 2 and 4 respectively are filled at same
temperature in two containers of equal volumes. If H2 gas has a pressure of 4 atmospheres, then He gas will
have pressure as –
(A) 1 atmosphere (B) 4 atmosphere
(C) 2 atmosphere (D) 8 atmosphere

Q.23 The ratio of number of collisions per second at the wall of containers by H2 and Ne gas molecules
kept at same volume and temperature is given by -
(A) 10 : 1 (B) 1 : 10
(C) 1 : 10 (D) 10 : 1

Q.24 The mass of a gas molecules is 4 × 10–30 kg. If such 1023 molecules per second strikes onto 4m 2
area with velocity 107 m/sec, then the exerted pressure will be -
(A) 1 dyne/cm2 (B) 1 N/m 2
(C) 2 N/m 2
(D) 2 dyne/cm2

Q.25 The mass of hydrogen molecules is 3.32 × 10–24 gm. If 1023 H2 molecules strike 2 sq. cm are per
second with velocity of 105 cm/sec at an angle of 45º to the normal to wall, then the exerted pressure will
be -
(A) 2.35 N/m2 (B) 23.5 N/m2
(C) 235 N/m 2
(D) 2350 N/m2
Q.26 Molecules of a gas of mass m and velocity 
v after colliding normally with the wall change in
momentum of the molecule will be -
(A) mv (B) 2mv
(C) – mv (D) – 2mv

Q.27 If some gas has pressure P then pressure exerted by molecules along x direction will be –
(A) P (B) P/2
(C) P/3 (D) P/6

Q.28 When a gas is forced in a smaller volume without change in temperature, its pressure i
ncreases because its molecules –
(A) Strike the unit area of the container walls more often.
(B) Strike the unit area of the container walls at higher speed.
(C) Strike the unit area of the container wall with greater force.
(D) Have more energy.

Q.29 In a cubical box of volume V, there are N molecules of a gas moving randomly. If m is mass of
each molecule and v2 is the mean square of x component of the velocity of molecules, then the pressure
of the gas is –
1 mNv 2 mNv 2
(A) P = (B) P =
3 V V
1
(C) P = mNv2 (D) P = mNv2
3
Q.30 Gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container because the molecules are –
(A) Colliding with each other and exchanging momenta.
(B) Colliding with the walls of the container and transferring energy to the walls.
(C) Colliding with the walls and transferring momentum to the walls of the container.
(D) Accelerated towards the walls.

Q.31 Pressure exerted by a gas is –

(A) Independent of density of the gas.
(B) Inversely proportional to the density of the gas.
(C) Directly proportional to the density of the gas.
(D) Directly proportional to the square root of the density of the gas.

Q.32 The pressure of a gas increases on raising the temperature of a given gas in a container because
–
(A) The average velocity of molecules increase so that per second the number of collisions on the
wall increases.
(B) The mass of molecules increases
(C) The molecules get smaller time to remain in contact with the wall
(D) There is a loss of energy in each collisions of the molecules

Q.33 Two containers are of equal volume. One contains O2 while the other has H2. Both are kept at same
temperature. The ratio of their pressure will be ( rms velocity of these gases have ratio as 1 : 4) for
1 mole of each gas –
 (A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 4
(C) 1 : 8 (D) 1 : 2
Questions Kinetic energy of gas molecules and
based on
degree of freedom
Q.34 O2 is 16 times heavier that H2. If at same temperature the O2 molecules have average
kinetic energy E than at the same temperature the average kinetic energy of H 2
molecules will be -
(A) E/4 (B) 4E
(C) E (D) E/16
Q.35 The average translational kinetic energy of
10 gram H2 at 27 º C is -
(A) 37250 J (B) 18675 J
(C) 12450 (D) 3737 J

Q.36 At 27ºC, the average total energy of O2 molecule is approximately -

(A) 6 × 10–21 J (B) 10 × 10–21 J
(C) 6 × 103 J (D) 6 × 10–23 J
Q.37 If the total translational kinetic energy of
H2 molecules is 7.5 × 103 J for the filled in a container of 10 litre capacity, then the pressure
will be in Nm–2 -
(A) 5 × 102 (B) 3 × 102
(C) 2 × 102 (D) 5 × 105
Q.38 Degree of freedom of a monoatomic gas due to its rotational motion will be –
(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 0 (D) 6
Q.39 Degree of freedom of hydrogen and ozone gases will be respectively –
(A) 3 and 5 (B) 5 and 6
(C) 6 and 5 (D) 5 and 3
Q.40 Mean translational kinetic energy of each degree of freedom of one molecule of a
gas will be –
(A) RT/2 (B) kT/2
(C) 3RT/2 (D) 3RT/2
Q.41 The value of rotational K.E. at temperature T of one gram molecule of a diatomic
gas will be –
(A) RT (B) 3RT/2
(C) 5RT (6) RT/2
Q.42 CO2 is linear triatomic molecule. The average K.E. at temperature T will be –
(A) 3kT/2 (B) 5kT/2
(C) 6kT/2 (D) 7kT/2

Q.43 The kinetic energy of rotation of diatomic gas at 27º C will be (K = 1.38 × 10 –23
Joule/K) –
(A) 2.07 × 10–21 Joule/molecule
(B) 4.14 × 10–21 Joule/molecule
 (C) 6.14 × 10–23 Joule/molecule
(D) 3.07 × 10–23 Joule/molecule

Q.44 The gases are at the absolute temperature 300ºK and 350ºK respectively. The
ratio of average kinetic energy of their molecules –
(A) 7 : 6 (B) 6 : 7
(C) 36 : 49 (D) 49 : 36
Q.45 Mean kinetic energy of one gram helium at
27º C will be –
(A) 3527 × 10–7 Joule (B) 6 × 10–18 Joule
(C) 933 × 10–3 Joule(D) 933.7 Joule
Q.46 The pressure of a gas is P N/m2. The mean kinetic energy of one gram - mole gas
at NTP (in joule) will be –
(A) 3.36 × 10–2 P (B) 3/2 P
(C) 2.24 × 10–2 P (D) 3.36 P
Q.47 CO2 (O–C–O) is a triatomic gas. Mean kinetic energy of one gram gas will be –
(If N - Avogadro number, k - Boltzmann constant and molecular weight of CO 2 = 44)
–
(A) 3/88 N k T (B) 5/88 N k T
(C) 6/88 N k T (D) 7/88 N k T

Q.48 The kinetic energy of gas molecules at 300 K is 75 joule. This energy at 500 K will
be –
(A) 125 Joule (B) 208 Joule
(C) 270 Joule (D) 375 Joule
Q.49 In a container the number of hydrogen molecules is double of the number of oxygen
molecules. Both gases are at a temperature
300 K. The ratio of mean kinetic energy per molecule of these gas molecules will be -
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 8
Q.50 The graph which represent the variation of mean kinetic energy of molecules with
temperature tº C, is –
E E

(A) (B)
t t

E
E

(C) (D)
t t
Q.51 The average translational kinetic energy of molecule of ideal gas at 47º C will be
–
(A) 0.41 × 10–2 eV
(B) 4.1 × 10–2 eV
(C) 0.41 × 10–3 eV
(D) 4.1 ×10–4 eV
Q.52 If the number of molecules of hydrogen gas is double the number of molecules
of oxygen gas, then the ratio of total kinetic energy of hydrogen and total kinetic energy
of oxygen at 300 K is –
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 16
Questions
based on Gas laws & gas equations

Q.53 n molecules of an ideal gas are enclosed in cubical box at temperature T and
pressure P. If the number of molecules in the box is trippled then new temperature
and pressure become T´ and P´ respectively, but the total energy of gas system
remains unchanged, then –
(A) P = P´ and T = T´
1
(B) P = 3P´ and T´ = T
3
(C) P´ = 3P and T´ = T
T
(D) P´ = P and T´ =
3
Q.54 An 8 gram sample of a gas occupies 12.3 liters at a pressure of 40.0 cm Hg. Then
the volume when the pressure is increased to 60.0 cm Hg will be at constant
temperature –
(A) 18.45 L (B) 12.30 L
(C) 8.20 L (D) None

Q.55 The volume of a gas at 20ºC is 200 ml, if the temperature is reduced to –20ºC at
constant pressure. Its volume will be –
(A) 172.6 ml (B) 17.26 ml
(C) 192.7 ml (D) 19.27 ml
Q.56 A perfect gas at 27ºC is heated at constant pressure so as to double its volume.
The temperature of the gas will be –
(A) 300ºC (B) 327ºC
(C) 600ºC (D) 54ºC
Q.57 It is required to double the pressure of helium gas, contained in a steel cylinder, by
heating. If the initial temperature of helium be 27ºC the temperature up to which it
ought to be heated is –
(A) 54ºC (B) 108ºC
(C) 273ºC (D) 327ºC
Q.58 If pressure of a gas contained in a closed vessel is increased by 0.4%. When
heated by 1ºC the initial temperature must be –
(A) 250 K (B) 250ºC
(C) 2500K (D) 25ºC
Q.59 The volumes of two vessels are 5 litre and
3 litre respectively. Air is filled in them at pressure of 3 atmos and 5 atmos respectively. At
constant temperature if they are connected through a tube, the resultant pressure
will be –
(A) 3.5 atmos (B) 3.75 atmos
(C) 4 atmos (D) 4.25 atmos

Q.60 A vessel of volume 5000 cm3 contains (1/20) mole of molecular nitrogen at 1800 K.
If 30% of the molecules are now dissociated the pressure inside the vessel in Pa
will be –
(A) 1.49 × 105 (B) 1.94 × 105
(C) 2.25 × 105 (D) 3.78 × 105
Q.61 If a gas obeys Boyle’s law, then the shape of graph between PV and V will be –

PV PV
(A) (B)
V V

PV PV
(C) (D)
V V

Q.62 The correct curve between V/T and 1/V for a gas at constant pressure is –

V/T V/T
(A) (B)
1/V 1/V

V/T V/T
(C) (D)
1/V 1/V
Q.63 For ideal gas equation PV = XT, X is proportional to –
(A) Absolute temperature
(B) Density of gas
(C) Number of molecules of the gas in container
(D) None of these
Q.64 The Boyle’s law is stated by PV = k, k depends on –
(A) Nature of gas
(B) Atomic weight of gas
(C) Temperature of gas
(D) Quantity and temperature of gas

Q.65 For some ideals gas of given mass the equation PV/T = constant is true –
(A) Only when isothermal changes are taking place
(B) Only when adiabatic changes are taking place
(C) Only when isobaric variations are taking place
(D) When no changes are there in the gas parameters.
Q.66 A gas has thermodynamical variables P, V and T and is in container A. Another gas
in container b has variables 2P, V/4 and 2T. The ratio of molecules in container A to
B is –
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 1
Q.67 The size of container B is double that of A and gas in B is at double the temperature
and pressure than that in A. The ratio of molecules in the two containers will then
be –
N
B 1 B N 2
(A) N  1 (B) N  1
A A

B N 4 B N 1
(C) N  1 (D) N  2
A A

Q.68 If Avogadro’s number is 6 × 1023, then approximate number of molecules in 1 cm 3

of water will be –
(A) 1 × 1023 (B) 6 × 1023
(C) 22.4 × 1023 (D) (1/3) × 1023
Q.69 8 gm O2, 14gm N2 and 22gm CO2 is mixed in a container of 10 litre capacity at
27º C. The pressure exerted by the mixture in terms of atmospheric pressure will be –
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 9 (D) 18
Q.70 Two gases each having pressure P, volume V and temperature T are mixed so
that mixture has volume V and temperature T, then the composite pressure will be –
(A) P (B) 2P
(C) P/2 (D) 4P
Q.71 Two containers of equal volumes contain H2 and O2 at same temperature. If the
number of molecules of these two gases is also equal than the ratio of pressure
exerted by these will be –
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 4 : 1
(C) 8 : 1 (D) 16 : 1
Q.72 Some container contains on average 5 molecules/cm 3. If the gas has temperature
of 3º K, then its pressure will be (N/m2) –
(A) 2 × 10–15 (B) 2 × 10–16
 (C) 2 × 10–18 (D) 2 × 10–20

Questions
based on Real gas

Q.73 Real gas behaves like an ideal gas at –

(A) High temperature
(B) Low pressure
(C) High temperature and low pressure
(D) Low temperature and high pressure

2 a 
Q.74 The constant ‘a’ in the equation  P  n 
 V 
(V – nb) = n R T for a real gas has unit of –
(A) N-m–4 (B) N-m–2
(C) N-m2 (D) N-m4
Q.75 The unit of a × b in Vander waal’s equation is –
(A) N/m2 (B) N–m7
(C) N-m4 (D) N/m3
RTc
Q.76 The value of P V is –
c c

(A) 8/3 (B) 3/8

(C) 2/7 (D) 1/2
Q.77 If the critical temperature of a gas is 100 K then its Boyle temperature will be –
(A) 337º K (B) 500º K
(C) 33.3º K (D) 103º K
Q.78 The temperature which the gas cannot be liquified by applying pressure alone, is
called-
(A) Temperature of inversion
(B) Boyle temperature
(C) Neutral temperature
(D) Critical temperature
Q.79 The critical temperature of a Vander waal’s gas is –
a 3a
(A) 2 (B)
27 b 8b
8a 8a
(C) (D)
27 Rb 3Rb
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 In the following table the number of molecules Ni moving with definite velocity vi m/
s are given –
vi 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Ni 2 4 6 8 2

The mean speed of particle is –

(A) 3.2 m/s (B) 4.4 m/s
(C) 5.2 m/s (D) 6.1 m/s
Q.2 In the above question, the root mean square speed of particle is –
(A) 2.8 m/s (B) 3.4 m/s
(C) 4.2 m/s (D) 5.4 m/s

Q.3 At a certain temperature a vessel of volume

1 × 10–3 m3 has 3.0 × 10+22 molecules of oxygen gas. The mass of a oxygen molecules is
5.3 × 10–26 kg and at the same temperature root mean square velocity of molecules is 400
m/s. The pressure of oxygen gas in the vessel is –
(A) 4.24 × 104 N/m2 (B) 2.12 × 104 N/m2
(C) 8.48 × 103 N/m2 (D) 8.48 × 104 N/m2

Q.4 A container is filled with one gram mole oxygen at a pressure of one atom and
temperature
27º C. It is assumed that molecules of the gas are moving with velocity vrms, then vrms will be –
(1 Atmos = 105 N/m2 and k = 1.38 × 10–23 J/k)
(A) 4.8 × 102 m/s (B) 48 × 102 m/s
(C) 4.8 × 102 cm/s (D) 48 × 102 cm/s
Q.5 One gram mole gas in container A is in thermal equilibrium with one gram mole
of another gas in container B. For these gases –
(A) PA = PB (B) VA = VB
P
A B P
(C) V  V (D) PA VA = PB VB
A B

Q.6 A container of volume 30 litre is filled with an ideal gas at one atmos pressure and
0º C temperature. Keeping the temperature constant some mass of gas is allowed
to escape from the container. Due to this the pressure of the gas decreases to 0.78
atmos from the previous one. If the density of the gas at N.T.P. is
1.3 gm/litre, the mass of the gas remaining is -
(A) 30.4 gm (B) 25.5 gm
(C) 18.3 gm (D) 12.7 gm
Q.7 A container is filled with 7 gram nitrogen and 11 gram CO2 at 290 K. If the pressure
of the mixture is 1 atmos, then the density of mixture is -
(A) 1.25 kg/m3 (B) 1.35 kg/m3
(C) 1.55 kg/m3 (D) 1.75 kg/m3

Q.8 If at constant volume the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one
gm mole of monoatomic ideal gas from 300 K to 400 K is Q, and the amount of heat
required to raise the temperature of one gm-mole of diatomic ideal gas from 320 K
to 380 K is Q´. Then the ratio of Q/Q´ is -
(A) 0.5 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

Q.9 Two glass bulbs of equal volume are connected by a narrow tube and are filled with
a gas at 0ºC and a pressure of 76 cm of mercury. One of the bulbs is then placed in
melting ice and the other is placed in water bath maintained at 62ºC. What is the
new value of the pressure inside the bulbs ? The volume of the connecting tube is
negligible-
(A) 8.375 cm of Hg (B) 83.75 cm of Hg
(C) 0.8375 cm of Hg (D) None of these
Q.10 Pressure versus temperature graph of an ideal gas is as shown in figure. Density of
the gas at point A is 0. Density at B will be
P

3P0 B

P0 A

T0 2T0

3 3
(A) 0 (B) 0
4 2
4
(C) 0 (D) 20
3
Q.11 The average translation KE in one milli litre volume of the oxygen at NTP is-
(A) 0.15 J (B) 0.036 J
(C) 0.56 J (D) 152 J
Q.12 A box containing N molecules of a perfect gas at temperature T 1 and pressure p1.
The number of molecules in the box is doubled keeping the total KE of the gas
same as before. If the new pressure is p 2 and temperature T2 then .
(A) p2 =p1, T2 = T1 (B) p2 =p1, T2 = T1/2
(C) p2 =2p1, T2 = T1 (D) p2 = 2p1, T2 = T1/2
Q.13 The mean kinetic energy of a gas molecules at 27º C is 6.21 × 10 –21 Joule. Its value
at 227º C will be-
 (A) 9.35 × 10–21 Joule (B) 10.35 × 10–21 Joule
(C) 11.35 × 10–21 Joule (D) 12.35 × 10–21 Joule
Q.14 A gas is filled in a container at any temperature and at pressure 76 cm of Hg. If at
the same temperature the mass of gas is increased by 50% then the resultant
pressure will be -
(A) 114 cm of Hg (B) 76 cm of Hg
(C) 152 cm of Hg (D) 38 cm of Hg
Q.15 In outer space there are 10 molecules/cm3 on an average and temperature there is
3K. The average pressure of this light gas is -
(A) 0.4 × 10–16 N/m2 (B) 4.14 × 10–16 N/m2
(C) 5 × 10–14 N/m2 (D) 105 N/m2
Q.16 At what temperature the linear kinetic energy of a gas molecule will be equal to that
of an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 10 volt -
(A) 77.3 × 103 K (B) 38.65 × 103 K
(C) 19 × 103 K (D) 273K
Q.17 The temperature, pressure and volume of two gases X and Y are T, P and V
respectively. When the gases are mixed then the volume and temperature of mixture
become V and T respectively. The pressure and mass of the mixture will be -
(A) 2P and 2M (B) P and M
(C) P and 2M (D) 2P and M
Q.18 When the momentum of molecules of a gas increased by 20%, the percentage
increases in the kinetic energy of the molecules will be -
(A) 44% (B) 80%
(C) 40% (D) 100%
Q.19 The speed of a molecules of gas in a cubical vessel of side 5 meter is 15 m/s. This
molecule is constantly colliding with the walls of the container. The collision frequency
will be -
(A) 0.2 per second (B) 2.25 per second
(C) 5 per second (D) 1.5 per second
Q.20 Two identical glass bulbs are interconnected by a thin glass tube. A gas is filled in
these bulbs at N.T.P. If one bulb is placed in ice and another bulb is placed in hot
bath, then the pressure of the gas becomes 1.5 times. The temperature of hot bath
will be -

Ice Hot bath

(A) 100º C (B) 182º C

(C) 256º C (D) 546º C
Q.21 A gas at absolute temperature 300 K has pressure = 4 × 10 –10 N/m2. Boltzmann
constant = k = 1.38 × 10–23 J/K. The number of molecules per cm3 is of the order of –
(A) 100 (B) 105
(C) 108 (D) 1011

Q.22 If the volume of a gas is to be increased by 4 times –

(A) Temperature must be doubled.
(B) At constant ‘P’ temperature must be increased by four times.
(C) At constant ‘T’ the pressure must be increased four times.
(D) It cannot be increased.
Q.23 Temperature of a diatomic gas is 300 K. If moment of inertia of its molecules is
8.28 × 10–38 gm-cm2, root mean square angular velocity is –
(A) 1012 rad/s (B) 10 × 108 rad/s
(C) 1.5 × 1012 rad/s (D) 15 × 108 rad/s
Q.24 N molecules each of mass (m) of gas (A) and 2N molecules, each of mass (2m)
of gas (B) are contained in the same vessel which maintained at a temperature (T). The
mean square of the velocity of molecules of (B) type is denoted by (v2) and the mean
square of the (X) com ponent of the velocity of (A) type is denoted by (w 2) then w / v2 is
-
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 1/3 (D) 2/3
Q.25 The densities of hydrogen and oxygen at STP are 0.8 ×10 –4 g/cc and 12.8 × 10–4
g/cc respectively. The rms velocity of H2 is v1 and that of O2 is v2. Then
(A) v1 = v2 (B) v1 = 2v2
(C) v1 = 4v2 (D) v1 = 8v2
Q.26 An ideal gas is found to obey an additional law P 2 V = constant. The gas is
initially at temperature T and volume V. When it expands to a volume 2V, the
temperature becomes -
(A) T (B) 2 T
(C) 2T (D) 2T
Q.27 For n moles of a real gas, the Vander waals equation is -
(A) (V – b) = RT
(B) (V – nb) = RT
(C) (V – nb) = RT
(D) (V – nb) = nRT
Q.28 A vessel A of volume 5 litre has a gas at pressure of 80 cm column of Hg. This is
joined to another evacuated vessel B of volume 3 litre. If now the stopcock S is opened
and the apprature is maintained at constant temperature then the common pressure will
become -

(A) 80 cm of Hg (B) 50 cm of Hg
(C) 30 cm of Hg (D) None of these
Q.29 A vessel is partitioned in two equal halves by a fixed diathermic separator. Two
different ideal gases are filled in left (L) and right (R) halves. The rms speed of the
molecules in L part is equal to the mean speed of molecules in the R part. Then the
ratio of the mass of a molecules in L part to that of a molecules in R part is -

(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.30 The temperature of neon gas is increased by
2º C at constant volume. If the amount of heat supplied is shared in increasing the
translational and rotational kinetic energies, respectively, of the gas molecules,
then the ratio in which the amount of heat energy is shared , is -
(A) 50% : 50% (B) 66.66% : 33.33%
(C) 0% : 100% (D) 100% : 0%

Q.31 Two spherical vessels of equal volumes are connected by a narrow tube. The
appratus contain an ideal gas at one atmosphere and 300K. Now if one vessel is
immersed in a bath of constant temperature 600 K and the other in a bath of constant
temperature 300 K then the common pressure will be –

(A) 1 atm (B) 4/5 atm

(C) 4/3 atm (D) 3/4 atm

Q.32 For V versus T curves at constant pressure P 1 and P2 for an ideal gas shown in
figure –

(A) P1 > P2 (B) P1 < P2

(C) P1 = P2 (D) P1  P2

Q.33 If Cp and Cv are molar specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume. For
hydrogen gas Cp – Cv = a and for oxygen gas Cp – Cv = b so the relation between a
and b is -
(A) a = 16b (B) 16a = b
(C) a = 4b (D) a = b

Q.34 One mole of an ideal gas required 207 J heat to raise the temperature by 10 K
when heated at constant pressure. If the same gas is heated at constant volume to
raise the temperature by the same 10 K, the heat required is (R = 8.3 J/mol K –1) -
(A) 198.7 J (B) 29 J
(C) 215.3 J (D) 124 J

Q.35 Ne20 and Ne22 mixture will have ratio of rms velocities of the respective molecules
-
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.36 What will be the pressure in terms of atmospheric pressure of a mixture of 1 litre
of N2 and 1 atmospheric pressure and O2 at 0.5 atmospheric pressure and of 2 litre
volume, mixed in a container of 1 litre capacity at constant temperature -
(A) 0.75 (B) 1.0
(C) 1.5 (D) 2.0
Q.37 A container of 5 litre has a gas at pressure of 0.8 m column of Hg. This is joined
to an evacuated container of 3 litre capacity. The resulting pressure will be -
(A) 4/3 m (B) 0.5 m
(C) 2.0 m (D) 3/4 m
Q.38 The temperature of Argan gas is increased by 1º C at constant volume. If the
heat supplied is divided equally between translational and rotational energies, then their
ratio will be -
(A) 60 % : 40% (B) 50% : 50%
(C) 100% : 0% (D) 40% : 60%

Q.39 Two different masses m and 3m of an ideal gas are heated separately in a
vessel of constant volume, the pressure P and absolute temperature T, graphs for these
two cases are shown in the figure as A and B. The ratio of slopes of curves B to A is –

(A) 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 3
(C) 9 : 1 (D) 1 :
Q.40 From the following V-T diagram we can conclude

(A) P1 = P2 (B) P1 > P2

(C) P1 < P2 (D) None of these
 LEVEL # 3
Passage based questions: (Q.1 to Q.4)
A 12 g sample of Helium gas is heated at constant pressure from an initial
temperature 27ºC to a final temperature 227ºC. Assume that the gas is ideal and
answer the following questions.
Q.1 Energy transferred to the gas by heat is -
(A) 17400 J (B) 12450 J
(C) 8675 J (D) 10250 J
Q.2 Increase in the internal energy of the gas will
be -
(A) 9200 J (B) 5500 J
(C) 7470 J (D) 8560 J

Now consider that the above sample of 12 g of Helium, at its final temperature
227ºC, is contained in a container X. Another container Y has also Helium at the same
temperature and pressure as in container X but container Y has three times the volume
of container X. Assuming that Helium in both containers behaves as an ideal gas,
answer these questions.
Q.3 Internal energy of the gas in container Y will
be -
(A) unrelated to that for container X
(B) three times that for container X
(C) one third of its value for container X
(D) the same as that for container X
Q.4 Root mean square speed of the gas molecules in container Y will be -
(A) unrelated to that for container X
(B) three times that for container X
(C) one third of its value for container X
(D) the same as that for container X
Questions based on Statements: (Q.5 to Q.13)
Each of the questions given below consist of an “Statement I” and “Statement II”.
Use the following Key to choose the appropriate answer.
(A) If both Statement I and Statement II are true, and Statement II is the correct
explanation of Statement I.
(B) If both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct
explanation of Statement I.
(C) If Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(D) If Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Q.5 Statement I : For an ideal gas at, constant temperature, the product of pressure
and volume is constant.
Statement II : The mean square velocity is inversely proportional to mass.

Q.6 Statement I : The ratio for a diatomic gas is more than that for a monoatomic
gas.
Statement II : The molecules of a monoatomic gas have less degree of freedom
than those of diatomic gas.
Q.7 Statement I : The rms velocity of gas molecules having maxwellian distribution
of speeds is greater than their most probable speed.
Statement II : The asymmetry of the maxwellian distribution curve reveals that
the number of molecules having speed greater than most probable speed is more than
the number of molecules having speed less than the most probable speed.
Q.8 Statement I : The average translational kinetic energy per molecule of a gas for
various gases at the same temperature is the same.
Statement II : A given temperature, all molecules move with nearly the same speed.

Q.9 Statement I : To liquefy a gas by pressure alone it must first be cooled below its
critical temperature.
Statement II : The critical temperature for a gas is the temperature below which it
behaves like an ideal gas.

Q.10 Statement I : The average kinetic energy of the molecules of 1 mole of all ideal
gases at the same temperature is the same.
Statement II : Two different gases at the same temperature have equal rms
velocities.

Q.11 Statement I : The potential energy of ideal gas is zero.

Statement II : At low pressure or high temperature the molecules are far apart and
molecular interactions are negligible.

Q.12 Statement I : At constant temperature, the average translational kinetic energy of

gas molecule does not depends upon pressure and volume.
Statement II : Internal energy is only the function of temperature.
Q.13 Statement I : Absolute zero degree temperature is not the zero energy temperature.
Statement II : At absolute zero temperature the gas may posses potential energy
 LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IITJEE)
SECTION - A
Q.1 Cooking gas container are kept in a lorry moving with uniform speed. The
temperature of the gas molecules inside will – [AIEEE-2002]
(A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(C) Remain same
(D) Decrease for some, while increase for others

Q.2 At what temperature is r.m.s. velocity of a hydrogen molecule equal to that of an

oxygen molecule at 47ºC– [AIEEE-2002]
(A)80 K (B) – 73 K
(C) 3 K (D) 20 K
Q.3 1 mole of a gas with  = 7/5 is mixed with 1 mole of a gas with  = 5/3, then the value
of  for the resulting mixture is –[AIEEE-2002]
(A) 7/5 (B) 2/5
(C) 24/16 (D) 12/7

Q.4 During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is found to be proportional to

the cube of its absolute temperature. The ratio Cp/Cv for the gas is –
[AIEEE-2003]
(A) 2 (B) 5/3
(C) 3/2 (D) 4/3
Q.5 One mole of ideal monoatomic gas ( = 5/3) is mixed with one mole of diatomic gas
( = 7/5). What is  for the mixture ?  denotes the ratio of specific heat at constant
pressure, to that at constant volume– [AIEEE-2004]
(A) 3/2 (B) 23/15
(C) 35/23 (D) 4/3
Q.6 A gaseous mixture consists of 16 g of helium and 16 g of oxygen. The ratio of
the mixture is [AIEEE-2005]
(A) 1.59 (B) 1.62
(C) 1.4 (D) 1.54
Q.7 Two rigid boxes containing different ideal gases are placed on a table. Box A
contains one mole of nitrogen at temperature T 0, while Box B contains one mole of
helium at temperature (7/3) T0. The boxes are then put into thermal contact with each
other, and heat flows between them until the gases reach a common final temperature.
(Ignore the heat capacity of boxes). Then, the final temperature of the gases, T f, in
terms of T0 is – [AIEEE 2006]
(A) Tf = T0 (B) Tf = T0
(C) Tf = T0 (D) Tf =T0
Q.8 An insulated container of gas has two chambers separated by an insulating
partition. One of the chambers has volume V1 and contains ideal gas at pressure P1 and
temperature T1. The other chamber has volume V2 and contains ideal gas at pressure P2
and temperature T2. If the partition is removed without doing any work on the gas, the
final equilibrium temperature of the gas in the container will be - [AIEEE-2008]
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Q.9 One kg of a diatomic gas is at a pressure of

8 × 104 N/m2. The density of the gas is 4 kg/m3. What is the energy of the gas due to its thermal
motion ? [AIEEE-2009]
(A) 3 × 10 J
4
(B) 5 × 104 J
(C) × 104 J (D) × 104 J

SECTION – B
Q.1 Three closed vessels A, B and C are at the same temperature and contain gases
which obey the Maxwellian distribution of velocities. Vessel A contain only O 2, B
only N2 and C a mixture of equal quantities of O2 and N2. If the average speed of O2
molecules in vessel A is v1, that of the N2 molecules in vessel B is v2, the average
speed of the O2 molecules in vessel C is –
[IIT – 1992]
(A) (v1 + v2)/2 (B) v1
(C) (v1v2)½ (D)
Q.2 A container of volume 1 m3 is equally divided by a partition. One part contains an
ideal gas at 300 K and other part is vacuum. The whole system is thermally isolated
from the surroundings. When the partition is removed, the gas expands to occupy the
whole volume. Its temperature will now be [IIT – 93]
(A) 300 K (B) 500 K
(C) 350 K (D) 550 K
Q.3 The temperature of an ideal gas is increased from 120 K to 480K. If at 120 K the
root mean square velocity of the gas molecules is v, at 480 K is becomes –
[IIT – 96]
(A) 4v (B) 2v
(C) v/2(D) v/4
Q.4 The average translational kinetic energy of O2 (molar mass 32) molecules at a
particular temperature is 0.048 eV. The translational kinetic energy of N 2 (molar mass
28) molecules is eV at the same temperature is – [IIT – 97]
(A) 0.0015 (B) 0.003
(C) 0.048 (D) 0.768
Q.5 A vessel contains 1 mole of O2 (molar mass 32) at a temperature T. The pressure
of the is P. An identical vessel containing one mole of He gas (molar mass 4) at a
temperature 2T has a pressure of – [IIT – 97]
(A) P/8 (B) P
(C) 2P (D) 8P
Q.6 The average translational energy and the rms speed of molecules in a sample of
oxygen gas at 300 K are 6.21 × 10–21 J and 484 m/s respectively. The corresponding
values at 600 K are nearly (assuming ideal gas behaviour) –
 [IIT – 97]
(A) 12.42 × 10–21J, 968 m/s
(B) 8.78 × 10–21J, 684 m/s
(C) 6.21 × 10–21 J, 968 m/s
(D) 12.42 × 10–21J, 684 m/s

Q.7 Two cylinders A and B fitted with piston contain equal amounts of an ideal diatomic
gas at 300 K. The piston of s is free to move, while that of b is held fixed. The same
amount of heat is given to the gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature of the
gas in A is 30 K, then the rise in temperature of the gas in B is [IIT – 98]
(A) 30 K (B) 18 K
(C) 50 K (D) 42 K

Q.8 Let v, vrms and vp respectively denote the mean speed, root mean square speed and
most probable speed of the molecules in an ideal monoatomic gas at absolute
temperature T. The mass of a molecule is m. Then – [IIT – 98]
(A) vp < v < vrms
(B) The average kinetic energy of a molecule is (3/4) mvp2.
(C) Both of these (D) None of these
Q.9 A vessel contains a mixture of one mole of oxygen and two moles of nitrogen at 300
K. The ratio of the average rotational kinetic energy per O 2 molecule to that per N2
molecule is – [IIT – 98]
(A) 1 : 1
(B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 1
(D) Depends on the moments of inertia of the two molecules

Q.10 A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal
direction. Neglect effect of gravity. then the pressure in the compartment is :
[IIT 99]
(A) same everywhere
(B) lower in the front
(C) lower in the rear side
(D) lower in the upper side

Q.11 Two monoatomic ideal gases 1 and 2 of molecular mass m 1 and m2 respectively
are enclosed in separate containers kept at the same temperature. The ratio of the
speed of sound in gas 1 to that in gas 2 is given by : [IIT 2000]
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

Q.12 An ideal gas is initially at temperature T and volume V. Its volume is increased by
V due to an increase in temperature T, pressure remaining constant. The quantity
 = V/(VT) varies with temperature as – [IIT–2000]
(A) (B)
(C)(D)
Q.13 Which of the following graphs correctly represents the variation of with P for an
ideal gas at constant temperature ?
[IIT – 2002]
(A)(B) (C) (D)

Q.14 Statement - I
The total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules of a given mass of an
ideal gas is 1.5 times the product of its pressure and its volume.
Statement - II
The molecules of a gas collide with each other and the velocities of them molecules
change due to the collision. [IIT - 2007]
(A) Statement–I is True, Statement–II is True; Statement–II is a correct explanation
for Statement–I
(B) Statement–I is True, Statement–II is True; Statement–II is not a correct
explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement–I is True, Statement–II is False
(D) Statement–I is False, Statement–II is True.

Q.15 Cv and Cp denote the molar specific heat capacities of a gas at constant volume
and constant pressure, respectively. Then
[IIT – 2009]
(A) Cp – Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas
(B) Cp + Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas
(C) Cp / Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas
(D) Cp . Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas