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Question

Select the incorrect statement about Maxwell’s distribution.

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Most of the molecules move with speed Vmps
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Vrms>Vav>Vmps
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The area under distribution curve gives the total number of molecules of the gas
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The distribution curve is symmetric about the most probable speed
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Solution

The correct option is D The distribution curve is symmetric about the most probable speed
vrms=3kTm

Vam=8kTπm

Vmps=2kTm


From the graph we can say that the distribution curve is not symmetric about the most probable speed.

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