Question

Gas A has molecules with small mass. Gas B has molecules with larger mass. They are at the same temperature.

Answer 1

Answer:

c)The gases have the same average kinetic energy.

Explanation:

As we know that the kinetic energy of gas is given as

$K = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$

here we know that

$v = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}}$

so we have

$K = \frac{1}{2}m (\frac{3RT}{M})$

now we have

$K = \frac{3}{2}n RT$

now mean kinetic energy per molecule is given as

$K_{avg} = \frac{3}{2}KT$

so this is independent of the mass of the gas

so average kinetic energy will remain same for both the gas molecules