A level: Kinetic Theory Questions
Q3.
(a) State two quantities which increase when the temperature of a given mass of gas is increased at constant volume.
The pressure of the gas and the (average) kinetic energy [or rms speed] of the molecules.
(2 marks)
(b) A car tyre of volume 1.0 × 10–2 m3 contains air at a pressure of 300 kPa and a temperature of 290 K. The mass of one mole of air is 2.9 × 10–2 kg. Assuming that the air behaves as an ideal gas, calculate
(i) n, the amount, in mol, of air,
pV = nRT
n = pV/RT
= 300 x 1.0 × 10–2/(8.31 x 290)
= 1.24
= 1.2 mol
(ii) the mass of the air,
mass of air = 1.24 × 29 × 10–3 = 0.036 kg
(iii) the density of the air.
= m/V
= 0.036/1.0 x 10-2
= 3.6 kg m–3
(5 marks)
(c) Air contains oxygen and nitrogen molecules. State, with a reason, whether the following are the same for oxygen and nitrogen molecules in air at a given temperature.
(i) The average kinetic energy per molecule
The average kinetic energy per molecule is the same because the temperature is the same
(ii) The r.m.s. speed
The r.m.s. speed is different because the mass of the molecules are different
(4 marks)
(Total 11 marks)