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Q.Prove that root mean square velocity of gas molecule is directly proportional to the square root of its absolute temperature.

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vrmsv_{rms} is obtained from the kinetic theory expression for pressure of a gas, PV=13Nmv2‾PV=\tfrac13 Nm\overline{v^2}, combined with the ideal gas equation.

From the kinetic theory of gases, the pressure exerted by NN molecules of mass mm each, in a container of volume VV, is

PV=13Nmv2‾PV = \frac{1}{3}Nm\overline{v^2}

where v2‾\overline{v^2} is the mean square speed, so vrms=v2‾v_{rms}=\sqrt{\overline{v^2}}.

For one mole of gas, N=NAN = N_A (Avogadro's number) and Nm=MNm = M (molar mass), so

PV=13Mvrms2⇒vrms2=3PVMPV = \frac{1}{3}M v_{rms}^2 \quad\Rightarrow\quad v_{rms}^2 = \frac{3PV}{M}

Using the ideal gas equation PV=RTPV = RT for one mole,

vrms2=3RTM⇒vrms=3RTMv_{rms}^2 = \frac{3RT}{M} \quad\Rightarrow\quad v_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}}

Since RR and MM (molar mass of the gas) are constants for a given gas,

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