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Questions Boyle’s Law, Charle’s Law, Avogadro’s Questions

The Ideal gas equation
based on Law and Gay-Lussac’s Law based on

Q.1 At constant temperature, in a given mass of
an ideal gas -
(A) The ratio of pressure and volume always
remains constant
(B) Volume always remains constant
(C) Pressure always remains constant
(D) The product of pressure and volume
always remains constant
Q.7 In the gas equation PV = nRT, the value of
universal gas constant would depend only
on -
(A) The nature of the gas
(B) The pressure of the gas
(C) The temperature of the gas
(D) The units of measurement

Q.2 Three flasks of equal volumes contain CH4, Q.8 8.2 L of an ideal gas weight 9.0 gm at 300
CO2 and Cl 2 gases respectively. They will K and 1 atm pressure. The molecular mass
contain equal number of molecules if - of gas is-
(A) the mass of all the gases is same (A) 9 (B) 27 (C) 54 (D) 81
(B) the moles of all the gas is same but
temperature is different Q.9 Energy in an ideal gas is -
(C) temperature and pressure of all the flasks (A) Completely kinetic
are same (B) Completely potential
(D) temperature, pressure and masses same (C) KE + PE
in the flasks (D) All the above.
Q.3 A certain mass of a gas occupies a volume
Q.10 A 0.5 dm 3 flask contains gas 'A' and 1 dm 3
of 2 litres at STP. Keeping the pressure
constant at what temperature would the gas f lask contai ns gas 'B' at the same
occupy a volume of 4 litres - temperature. If density of A = 3.0 gm dm –
3 and that of B = 1.5 gm dm –3 and the molar
(A) 546ºC (B) 273ºC
(C) 100ºC (D) 50ºC mass of A = 1/2 of B, then the ratio of
pressure exerted by gases is-
Q.4 At 100 ºC a gas has 1 atm. pressure and 10 (A) PA /PB = 2 (B) PA /PB = 1
L volume. Its volume at NTP would be -
(C) PA /PB = 4 (D) PA/PB = 3.
(A) 10 litres
(B) Less than 10 litres
(C) More than 10 litres Q.11 The density of a gas i s equal t o ?
(D) None (P = pressure ; V = v olum e ; T =
temperature, R = gas constant, n = number
Q.5 If 500 ml of a gas 'A' at 1000 torr and 1000 of moles and M = molecular wt) -
ml of gas B at 800 torr are placed in a 2L (A) nP (B) PM/RT
container, the final pressure will be- (C) P/RT (D) M/V
(A) 100 torr (B) 650 torr
(C) 1800 torr (D) 2400 torr Q.12 One litre of an unknown gas weighs 1.25 gm
at N.T.P. which of the following gas pertains
Q.6 Two flasks A and B of 500 ml each are to the above data -
respectively filled with O 2 and SO 2 at 300 K (A) CO 2 (B) NO 2
and 1 atm. pressure. The flasks will contain- (C) N2 (D) O 2
(A) The same number of atoms
(B) The same number of molecules Q.13 If the density of a gas A is 1.5 times that of
(C) More number of moles in flask A as B then the molecular mass of A is M. The
compared to flask B molecular mass of B will be-
(D) The same amount of gases (A) 1.5 M (B) M/1.5
(C) 3M (D) M/3

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Q.29 In which of the following pairs the gaseous Q.36 At S.T.P. the order of mean square velocity
species diffuse through a porous plug with of molecules H2, N2, O 2 and HBr is -
the same rate of diffusion - (A) H2 > N2 > O 2 > HBr
(A) NO, CO (B) NO, CO 2 (B) HBr > O 2 > N2 > H2
(C) NH3, PH3 (D) NO, C2H6 (C) HBr > H2 > O 2 > N2
(D) N2 > O 2 > H2 > HBr
Q.30 Which of the following expression does not
give root mean square velocity- Q.37 Most probable speed, average speed and
RMS speed are related as -
1 1
 3RT  2  3P  2 (A) 1 : 1.128 : 1.224
(A)   (B)   (B) 1 : 1.128 : 1.424
 M   DM 
(C) 1 : 2.128 : 1.224
1 1
(D) 1 : 1.428 : 1.442
 3P  2  3PV  2
(C)   (D)  
 D   M 
Q.38 The root mean square velocity of an ideal
gas in a closed container of fixed volume is
Q.31 Which one of the following gases would have increased f rom 5 x 10 4 cm. s –1 t o
the highest R.M.S. velocity at 25ºC - 10 x 104 cm. s–1. Which of the following
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon dioxide statements might correctly explain how the
(C) Sulphur dioxide change accomplished -
(D) Carbon monoxide. (A) By heating the gas, the temperature is
doubled
Q.32 If the r.m.s. velocity of nitrogen molecules is (B) By heating the gas, the pressure is made
5.15 ms–1 at 298 K, then a velocity of 10.30 four times
ms–1 will be possessed at a temp-
(C) By heating the gas, the volume is tripled
(A) 149 K (B) 172.6 K
(D) By heating the gas, the pressure is
(C) 596 K (D) 1192 K doubled.

Q.33 The RMS velocity at NTP of the species can

Questions
be calculated from the expression -
based on
Vander Wall equation; Critical constants
 3P   3PV 
(A)   (B)   Q.39 The Vander Waals' equation explains the
 d  M 
behaviour of -
 3RT  (A) Ideal gases (B) Real gases
(C)   (D) All are correct.
 M  (C) Vapours (D) Non-real gases.
Q.34 Among the following gases which one has
the lowest root mean square velocity at 25ºC- Q.40 The correct expression for the vander waal's
equation of states is-
(A) SO 2 (B) N2
(A) (p + a/n2 V2) (V - nb) = nRT
(C) O 2 (D) Cl 2
(B) (p + an2/V2) (V - nb) = nRT
Q.35 By how many folds the temp of a gas would (C) (p + an2/V2) (V - b) = nRT
increase when the r.m.s. velocity of gas (D) (p + an2/V2) (V - nb) = nRT
molecules in a closed container of fixed
volume is increased from 5 x 104 cm s–1 to Q.41 The term that accounts for intermolecular
10 x 104 cm s–1- force in vander Waal's equation for non ideal
(A) 0.5 times (B) 2 times gas is -
(C) 4 times (D) 16 times. (A) RT (B) V - b
(C) (P + a / V2) (D) [RT]-1

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Q.1 V versus T curves at constant pressure P 1 Q.7 A flask of methane (CH4) was weighed.
and P2 for an ideal gas are shown in fig. Methane was then pushed out and the flask
Which is correct - again weighed when filled with oxygen at the
same temperature and pressure. The mass
of oxygen would be -
(A) The same as the methane
(B) Half of the methane
(C) Double of that of methane
(D) Negligible in comparison to that of
methane
(A) P1 > P2 (B) P1 < P2
(C) P1 = P2 (D) All Q.8 A balloon filled with methane (CH4) is pricked
with a sharp point and quickly plunged into
Q.2 If pressure of a gas contained in a closed
a tank of hydrogen at the same pressure.
vessel is increased by 0.4% when heated by
After sometime, the balloon will have -
1ºC its initial temperature must be -
(A) Enlarged
(A) 250K (B) 250ºC (B) Shrinked
(C) 2500K (D) 25ºC (C) Remain unchanged in size
(D) Ethylene (C2H4) inside it
Q.3 At a constant pressure, what should be the
Q.9 Contaniers X, Y and Z of equal volume
percentage increase in the temperature in
contain oxygen, neon and methane
kelvin for a 10% increase in volume -
respectively at the same temperature and
(A) 10% (B) 20%
pressure. The correct incereasing order of
(C) 5% (D) 50% their masses is -
(A) X < Y < Z (B) Y < Z < X
Q.4 There is 10 litre of a gas at STP. Which of (C) Z < X < Y (D) Z < Y < X
the following changes keeps the volume
constant - Q.10 Two flasks X and Y have capacity 1L and 2L
(A) 273 K and 2 atm respectively and each of them contains 1
(B) 273ºC and 2 atm mole of a gas. The temperature of the flask
are so adjusted that average speed of
(C) 546ºC and 0.5 atm
molecules in X is twice as those in Y. The
(D) 0ºC and 0 atm pressure in flask X would be -
(A) Same as that in Y
Q.5 The density of oxygen gas at 25ºC is 1.458 (B) Half of that in Y
mg/litre at one atmosphere. At what pressure (C) Twice of that in Y
will oxygen have the density twice the value- (D) 8 times of that in Y
(A) 0.5 atm/25ºC (B) 2 atm/25ºC
Q.11 The partial pressure of hydrogen in a flask
(C) 4 atm/25ºC (D) None containing 2gm of H2 & 32gm of SO 2 is -
1
Q.6 If a gas is expanded at constant temperature- (A) of total pressure
16
(A) Num ber of mol ecul es of the gas
decreases 1
(B) of total pressure
(B) The kinetic energy of the molecule 2
decreases 2
(C) The kinetic energy of the molecules (C) of total pressure
3
remains the same
1
(D) The kinetic energy of the molecules (D) of total pressure.
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Q.27 In case of hydrogen and helium the Vander Q.34 At what temperature will be total kinetic
Waals forces are - energy (KE) of 0.30 mole of He be the same
(A) Strong (B) Very strong as the total KE of 0.40 mole of Ar at 400K-
(C) Weak (D) Very weak (A) 400K (B) 373 K
(C) 533K (D) 300 K
Q.28 W hich of the following represents the
avogadro number - Q.35 Four particles have speed 2,3,4 and 5 cm/s
(A) Number of molecules present in 1 L of respectively. Their rms speed is -
gas at N.T.P. (A) 3.5cm/s (B) (27/2) cm/s
(B) Number of molecules present in 22.4
ml of gas at N.T.P. (C) 54 cm/s (D) ( 54 /2) cm/s]
(C) Number of molecules present in 22.4 L
of gas at 298K and 1 atm. pressure Q.36 The RMS velocity of an ideal gas at 27 ºC is
(D) Number of molecules present in one mole 0.3 m sec–1. Its RMS velocity at 927 ºC is -
of gas at any temp. and pressure. (A) 0.6 m sec–1 (B) 0.9 m sec–1
–1
(C) 2.4 m sec (D) 3.0 m sec–1
Q.29 Which of the following can be most readily
liquefied ? )Given value of 'a' for NH3 = 4.17, Q.37 Average velocity is equal to -
CO2 = 3.59 , SO 2 = 6.71 , Cl 2 = 6.49)
(A) 0.9213 RMS velocity
(A) NH3 (B) Cl 2 (B) 0.9 RMS velocity
(C) SO 2 (D) CO 2 (C) 0.9602 RMS velocity
(D) 0.9813 RMS velocity
Q.30 Which of the following is true -
(A) urms >  > . (B) urms <  < .
Q.38 Which of the following expression gives the
(C) urms >  < . (D) urms <  > . variation of density of ideal gas with changes
in temperature ?
Q.31 Hydrogen and Argon are kept in two
separate but identical vessels at constant d2 P2 T1 d1T1
temperature and pressure - (A) d  P T (B) d2  T
1 1 2 2
(A) Both contain same number of atoms.
(B) The number of atoms of argon is half d2 T2 d2P2 T2
(C) d  T (D) d2  P T
that of hydrogen. 1 1 1 1
(C) The number of atoms of argon is double
that of hydrogen Q.39 In the below experiment, the value of P is -
(D) None of these
1mol gas A 2 mol gas B Partition Pr essure
Q.32 The vapour densities of CH4 and O 2 are in  
250 mm 250 mm removed at P
the ratio 1 : 2 . The ratio of rates of diffusions same tem 
perature( T )
of O 2 and CH4 at same P and T is -
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (A) 250 mm (B) 500 mm
(C) 1 : 1.41 (D) 1 : 4.14 (C) 300 mm (D) 400 mm

Q.33 The volume of ammonia obtained by the Q.40 Which of the following molecule has the
combination of 10ml of N2 and 30ml H2 is - lowest average speed at 273 K ?
(A) 20ml (B) 40 ml (A) CO (B) CH4
(C) CO2 (D) C2H6
(C) 30ml (D) 10ml

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Q.15 W hich expression among the following Q.21 Statement I : The equation PV = nRT does
represents Boyle's law ? not apply to real gases at all conditions of
(A) (dP/dV)T = K/V (B) (dP/dV)T = –K/V2 temperature and pressure.
(C) (dP/dV)T = –K/V (D) (dP/dV)T = K Statement II: For real gases the attractive
forces between the molecules cannot be
Q.16 The values of critical temperature (TC) and
neglected.
critical pressure (PC) for some gases are given
below. Which of the gases can not be liquefied
at 100 K and 50 atm? Q.22 Statement I : The value of Vander Waal
Gases (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) constant a is higher for NH3 than for N2.
PC (atm) 2.2 14 35 45 Statement II: Hydrogen bonding is present
TC (K) 5.1 33 127 140 in ammonia.
(A) (iv) only (B) (i) only
(C) (i) and (ii) (D) (iii) and (iv) Q.23 Statement I : 1g of SO2 and 1g of CO2
contain same number of molecules under
Q.17 Let f 1 and f 2 be the fractions of molecules in similar conditions.
the range c and c + dc for SO2 at 2T and O2 Statement II: 64g of SO2 and 44g of CO 2
and T, respectively which of the following contain same number of atoms under similar
expressions is correct -
conditions.
(A) f 1 > f 2
(B) f 1 < f 2
(C) f 1 = f 2 Q.24 Statement I : K.E. of all the gases approach
(D) f 1 and f 2 cannot be correlated zero as their temperature approach zero kelvin.
Statement II: Molecular motion ceases at
Q.18 For a monoatomic gas - absolute zero.
(A) Molar heat capacity at constant volume
C V, m = (3/2) R Q.25 Statement I : Helium shows only positive
(B) Molar heat capacity at constant pressure
deviation from ideal behaviour.
Cp, m = (3/2) R
Statement II: Helium is chemically inert
(C) The ratio of Cp, m and CV, m is 3/5
(D) The difference between Cp, m and CV, m is 2R noble gas.

Q.19 At what temperature one gram of helium will
exert a pressure of 2.075 bar when enclosed
in a vessel of two litre capacity ?
(A) 200 K (B) 200º C
(C) 100º C (D) 473 K
Q.20 The value of RT for 5.6 L of ideal gas at STP
is reported to be x times the value of PV.
The value of x is -
(A) 2 (B) 0.25 (C) 1 (D) 4
Each of the questions given below consist of
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the following
Key to choose the appropriate answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
true, and Statement - II is the correct
explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
are true but Statement - II is not the
correct explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
is false.
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
is true.
Comprehensive type questions.
(Q. 26 to Q.28)
Real gases deviates from ideal behaviour
because of the following two faulty assumptions
of kinetic theory :
(i) The actual volume occupied by molecules
is negligible as compared to the total volume
of the gas.
(ii) The forces of attraction and repulsion
between molecules of the gas are negligible.
The extent of deviation of a real gas from
ideal behaviour is expressed in terms of
compressibility factor(z)
Hence suitable corrections were applied to
the ideal gas equation. So that it can also
explain the behavior of real gases. The equation
obtained by applying the two corrections to
the usual gas equation is known as Vander
Waal equation.

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 LEVEL # 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)

SECTION-A Q.6 The no. of moles per litre in the equation

PV = nRT is expressed by - [AIEEE-2002]
Q.1 According to the kinetic theory of gases, in an
P PV
ideal gas, between two successive collisions a (A) (B)
gas molecule travels – [AIEEE-2003] RT RT
(A) In a straight line path RT
(C) (D) None
(B) With an accelerated velocity PV
(C) In a circular path
(D) In a wavy path Q.7 The correct value of R is - [AIEEE-2002]
(A) R = 0.082 litre-atm
Q.2 As the temperature is raised from 20°C to 40°C,
the average kinetic energy of neon atoms (B) R = 8.314 × 107 erg – K–1 mol–1
changes by a factor of which of the following ? (C) R = 2 K–1 mol–1
[AIEEE-2004] (D) None
(A) 21 (B) 313 / 293 
(C) 313 293 (D) 2 SECTION-B
Q.1 Equal masses of ethane and hydrogen are
Q.3 In van der Waals equation of state of the gas
law, the constant ‘b’ is a measure of - mixed in an empty container at 25ºC. The
[AIEEE-2004] fraction of the total pressure exerted by the
(A) intermolecular repulsions hydrogen is - [IIT-1993]
(B) intermolecular attraction (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 1
(C) volume occupied by the molecules
(D) intermolecular collisions per unit volume (C) 1 : 16 (D) 15 : 16

Q.4 Which one of the following statements is NOT Q.2 In a closed room of 1000 m3 a perfumed bottle
true about the effect of an increase in temperature is opened up. The room develops smell. This is
on the distribution of molecular speeds in a gas ?
[AIEEE-2005] due to which property of gases ? [IIT-1994]
(A) The fraction of the molecules with the most (A) Viscosity (B) Density
probable speed increases (C) Diffusion (D) None
(B) The most probable speed increases
(C) The area under the distribution curve remains
the same as under the lower temperature Q.3 The ratio between the root square velocity of H2
(D) The distribution becomes broader at 50 K and that of O2 at 800 K, is - IIT-1996]
(A) 4 (B) 2
Q.5 Equal masses of methane and oxygen are (C) 1 (D) 1/4
mixed in an empty container at 25ºC. The
fraction of the total pressure exerted by Q.4 X ml of H2 gas effuses through a hole in a
oxygen is – [AIEEE-2007] container in 5 seconds. The time taken for the
effusion of the same volume of the gas specified
2 1 273 below under identical conditions is - [IIT-1996]
(A) (B) 
3 3 298 (A) 10 seconds : He
(B) 20 seconds : O2
1 1
(C) (D) (C) 25 seconds : CO
3 2
(D) 55 seconds : CO2

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Q.15 Rate of diffussion of helium with respect to Q.16 A gas described by Van der waals equation -
methane at same temperature and pressure - [IIT-2008]
(A) behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit
[IIT-2005]
of large molar volumes
(A) (B) 2 (B) behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit
of large pressures
(C) 4 (D) 1 (C) is characterised by v an der W aals
coefficients that are dependent on the
identity of the gas but are independent of
the temperature
(D) has the pressure that is lower than the
pressure exerted by the same gas behaving
ideally

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