Given is the graph of Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of molecular velocities.

Which of the option is correct?

T_{1} < T_{2} < T_{3}

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T_{3} < T_{2} < T_{1}

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T_{2} < T_{1} < T_{3}

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T_{2} < T_{1} = T_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is A $T_{1} < T_{2} < T_{3}$
As we know, $u \propto \sqrt{\frac{T}{M}}$
As the temperature is increased, the value of most probable speed increases but fraction of particles possesing most probable speed decreases and the peak of the graph flattens.

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