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QJEEM22Phea6f: JEE Main 2022 Physics - Class 11 JEEM22Phea6f Solution: Sound travels in a mixture of two moles of helium and n moles…

Sound travels in a mixture of two moles of helium and n moles of hydrogen. If rms speed of gas molecules in the mixture is 2\sqrt2 times the speed of sound, then the value of n will be :

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  • A 1
  • B 2
  • C 3
  • D 4

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Molar mass M−2×4+n×12+nM - {{2 \times 4 + n \times 1} \over {2 + n}} ..... (i)

Also, γ=n1CP1+n2CP2n1CV1+n2CV2=2×5R+n×7R2×3R+n×5R\gamma = {{{n_1}{C_{{P_1}}} + {n_2}{C_{{P_2}}}} \over {{n_1}{C_{{V_1}}} + {n_2}{C_{{V_2}}}}} = {{2 \times 5R + n \times 7R} \over {2 \times 3R + n \times 5R}}

⇒γ=10+7n6+5n\Rightarrow \gamma = {{10 + 7n} \over {6 + 5n}} ...... (ii)

Given that Vrms=2 Vsound{V_{rms}} = \sqrt 2 \,{V_{sound}}

⇒3RTM=2γRTM\Rightarrow \sqrt {{{3RT} \over M}} = \sqrt 2 \sqrt {{{\gamma RT} \over M}}

⇒γ=32\Rightarrow \gamma = {3 \over 2}

⇒n=2\Rightarrow n = 2

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