Question
A flask contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 2: 1 by mass at temperature 27^ C . The ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of hydrogen and oxygen respectively is :
BITSAT
Physics
Kinetic Theory of Gases
2023
BITSAT 2023 (Memory Based Paper 2)
BITSAT Physics Question (2023) — Solution
Options
- A. 2 : 1
- B. 1 : 1
- C. 1 : 4
- D. 4 : 1
Answer
B. 1 : 1
Step-by-step solution
Average kinetic energy for diatomic gases aligned & K _ av = 5 2 kT \\ & ( K _ av )_ H ( K _ av )_ O = (27+273) (27+273) =1 aligned
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