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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

At constant volume, for a fixed number of moles of a gas the pressure of the gas increases with rise of temperature due to a. increase in average molecular speed b. increase rate of collisions amongst molecules c. increase in molecular attraction d. decrease in mean free path

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12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Deepak Patra
12 Years ago
Sol. Average speed = √(8RT/πM) ie, at constant volume, for a fixed mass, increasing temperature increases average speeds and molecules collide more frequently to the wall of container leading to increase in gas pressure.