COMEDK2021PhysicsKinetic Theory of Gases
The collision of the molecules of an ideal gas is taken as
Options
- Aelastic
- Binelastic
- Cpartially elastic
- Dpartially inelastic
Correct answer
A. elastic
Step-by-step solution
In the kinetic theory of gases, the molecules of an ideal gas are assumed to be point masses that do not exert any intermolecular forces of attraction or repulsion on each other, except during collisions. The collisions between these molecules are assumed to be perfectly elastic, meaning that both the total kinetic energy and the total linear momentum of the system are conserved during the collision process. Answer: elastic