Kinetic Theory CBSE Questions & Answers
Kinetic Theory
This is Physics Class 11 Kinetic Theory CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.
Questions & Answers
1
According to the law of equipartition of energy
- Athe total energy is equally distributed in all possible energy modes, with each mode having an average energy equal to \({{\rm{k}}_{\rm{B}}}\)T
- Bthe total energy is equally distributed in all possible energy modes, with each mode having an average energy equal to \({3 \over 4}\) \({{\rm{k}}_{\rm{B}}}\) T
- Cthe total energy is equally distributed in all possible energy modes, with each mode having an average energy equal to \(\frac{1}{2}{\text{ }}{{\text{k}}_{\text{B}}}{\text{T}}\)Correct
- Dthe total energy is equally distributed in all possible energy modes, with each mode having an average energy equal to \({1 \over 4}\) \({{\rm{k}}_{\rm{B}}}\) T
2
The number of degrees of freedom a diatomic molecule is
- A4
- B6
- C5.0Correct
- D3
3
The number of degrees of freedom a monatomic molecule is
- A3.0Correct
- B4
- C1
- D2
4
The molar specific heat at constant volume, \({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{v}}}\) for monatomic gases is
- A\({7 \over 2}\)RT
- B\({3 \over 2}\)RTCorrect
- CRT
- D\({5 \over 2}\)RT
5
The molar specific heat at constant volume, \({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{v}}}\) for diatomic gases is
- ART
- B\({7 \over 2}\)RT
- C\({5 \over 2}\)RTCorrect
- D\({3 \over 2}\)RT
6
For a rope of yield strength \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{y}}}\) loaded in tension with weight Mg the minimum area A of the rope should be
- AA \( \geq \) Mg/3 \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{y}}}\)
- BA \( \geq \) Mg/2 \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{y}}}\)
- CA \( \geq \) Mg/ \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{y}}}\)Correct
- DA \( \geq \) Mg \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{y}}}\)
7
Mean free path is the
- A(maximum distance + minimum distance )/ 2 between collisions
- Bminimum distance between collisions
- Cmaximum distance between collisions
- Daverage distance between collisionsCorrect
8
Approximate equation for calculating the mean free path is
- A\(\lambda = {1 \over {\pi {d^2}}}\)
- B\(\lambda = {1 \over {n{d^2}}}\)
- C\(\lambda = {1 \over {n\pi {d^2}}}\)Correct
- D\(\lambda = {1 \over {n\pi {d^3}}}\)
9
Estimate the fraction of molecular volume to the actual volume occupied by oxygen gas at STP. Take the diameter of an oxygen molecule to be 3 \(\mathop A\limits^0 \).
- A4 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{4}}}}\)Correct
- B4.5 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{4}}}}\)
- C3.5 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{4}}}}\)
- D5 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{4}}}}\)
10
Molar volume is the volume occupied by 1 mol of any (ideal) gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP : 1 atmospheric pressure, 0 \(^\circ \)C). The value of Molar volume is
- A20.4 liters
- B22.4 litersCorrect
- C24.4 liters
- D23.7 liters
11
Figure shows plot of PV/T versus P for 1.00\( \times \)\({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{3}}}}\) kg of oxygen gas at two different temperatures The dotted plot corresponds to

- A‘real’ gas behavior
- B‘super cooled’ gas behavior
- C‘ideal’ gas behaviorCorrect
- D‘super heated’ gas behavior
12
Figure shows plot of PV/T versus P for 1.00\( \times \)\({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{3}}}}\) kg of oxygen gas at two different temperatures. Comparing \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{1}}}\) and \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{2}}}\)

- A\({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{1}}}\) < \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{2}}}\)
- B\({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{1}}}\) = \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{2}}}\)
- C\({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{1}}}\) \( \geq \) \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{2}}}\)
- D\({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{1}}}\) > \({{\rm{T}}_{\rm{2}}}\)Correct
13
Figure shows plot of PV/T versus P for 1.00\( \times \)\({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{3}}}}\) kg of oxygen gas at two different temperatures. What is the value of PV/T where the curves meet on the y-axis?
- A0.26 J \({{\rm{K}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\)Correct
- B0.22 J \({{\rm{K}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\)
- C0.28 J \({{\rm{K}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\)
- D0.24 J \({{\rm{K}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\)
14
An oxygen cylinder of volume 30 liters has an initial gauge pressure of 15 atm and a temperature of 27 \(^\circ \)C. After some oxygen is withdrawn from the cylinder, the gauge pressure drops to 11 atm and its temperature drops to 17 \(^\circ \)C. Estimate the mass of oxygen taken out of the cylinder (R = 8.31 J \({\rm{mo}}{{\rm{l}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\) \({{\rm{K}}^{-{\rm{1}}}}\), molecular mass of \({{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\) = 32 u).
- A0.16 kg
- B0.14 kgCorrect
- C0.12 kg
- D0.10 kg
15
An air bubble of volume 1.0 \({\rm{c}}{{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\) rises from the bottom of a lake 40 m deep at a temperature of 12 \(^\circ \)C. To what volume does it grow when it reaches the surface, which is at a temperature of 35 \(^\circ \)C?
- A5.1 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{6}}}}\) \({{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\)
- B5.5 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{6}}}}\) \({{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\)
- C4.9 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{6}}}}\) \({{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\)
- D5.3 \( \times \) \({\rm{1}}{0^{-{\rm{6}}}}\) \({{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\)Correct