The temperature of an ideal gas is increased from 120K to 480K. If at 120K the root mean square velocity of the gas molecules is v, at 480K it becomes
A
4v
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B
2v
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C
v2
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D
v4
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Solution
The correct option is B2v vrms=√3RTM vrms∝√T When temperature is increased from 120K to 480K (i.e., four times), the root mean square speed will become √4 or 2 times, i.e., 2v.