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According to Maxwell's speed distribution law for a gas confined in a container, which of the following statements is/are correct:

A
All the molecules in the container will have certain non zero speed
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Some of the molecules will have zero speed
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There will be no molecules travelling with the same speed
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D
Molecules travelling with very high speeds are lesser in number
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Solution

The correct options are
A All the molecules in the container will have certain non zero speed
D Molecules travelling with very high speeds are lesser in number
According to graphical representation of Maxwell's speed distribution law:
There will be no molecules with zero speed, as you can see the graph starts on x-axis with non zero value.
Number of molecules travelling at a specific speed will vary depending upon the speed; there will be less molecules for higher speeds. Hence, there are molecules travelling with the same speed.

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