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Let v1,Vms and VP respectively denote the mean speed, the root-mean-square, and the most probable speed, of the molecules in an ideal monoatomic gas at absolute temperature T. The mass of a molecule is m.

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No molecule can have speed greater than Vrms
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No molecule can have speed less than VP2
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VP<V<Vrms
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D
The average kinetic energy of molecules is 34mv2P
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Solution

The correct options are
C VP<V<Vrms
D The average kinetic energy of molecules is 34mv2P
Vrms=3RTM and
V=8RTπM=2.55RTM
VP=2RTM
Hence (C) and (D) are correct.

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