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The gas molecules randomly move in all directions and collide with each other and with the wall of the container. It is difficult to determine the speed of an individual molecule but it has become possible to work out the distribution of molecules among different molecular speeds. This is known as Maxwell Boltzmann distribution.
Consider the following graph about Maxwell's distribution of speeds at two different temperatures $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ .
Relation between $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ is

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T_{1} = T_{2}

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T_{1} > T_{2}

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T_{1} < T_{2}

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Cannot be predicted

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Solution

The correct option is C $T_{1} < T_{2}$
Relation between $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ is $T_{2} > T_{1}$
The point 'P' represents the most probable speed at temperature $T_{1}$ . The point 'R' represents the most probable speed at temperature $T_{2}$ .
Since $R > P$ , $T_{2} > T_{1}$
The fraction of molecules with most probable speed increases with increase in temperature.

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