Gaseous State
If Z is a compressibility factor, van der Waals equation at low pressure
If Z is a compressibility factor, van der Waals equation at low pressure can be written as
- Z = 1+Pb/RT
- Z = 1-a/(VRT)
- Z = 1+RT/Pb
- Z = 1-Pb/RT
Equal masses of methane and oxygen are mixed in an empty container
Equal masses of methane and oxygen are mixed in an empty container at 25°C. The fraction of the total pressure exerted by oxygen is
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 2/3
- (1/3) * (273/298)
According to the kinetic theory of gases, in an ideal gas
According to the kinetic theory of gases, in an ideal gas, between two successive collisions a gas molecule travels
- in a straight line path
- in a wavy path
- in a circular path
- with an accelerated velocity
In van der Waals equation of state of the gas law, the constant b
In van der Waals equation of state of the gas law, the constant b is a measure of
- volume occupied by the molecules
- intermolecular attraction
- intermolecular repulsions
- intermolecular collisions per unit volume
For an ideal gas, number of moles per litre in terms of its pressure
For an ideal gas, number of moles per litre in terms of its pressure P, gas constant R and temperature T is
- P/RT
- PT/R
- RT/P
- PRT
Which of the following is not an assumption of the kinetic theory of gases
Which of the following is not an assumption of the kinetic theory of gases?
- A gas consists of many identical particles which are in continual motion.
- Gas particles have negligible volume.
- At high pressure, gas particles are difficult to compress.
- Collisions of gas particles are perfectly elastic.