Question:

Equal volumes of two gases, having their densities in the ratio of 1: 16 exert equal pressures on the walls of two containers. The ratio of their r.m.s. speeds (C1/C2) is (C₁, C₂ are the r.m.s. speeds of two gases respectively):

Options :

  • (a) 1:4
  • (b) 8:1
  • (c) 1:8
  • (d) 4:1

Answer :

(d) 4:1

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