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Q.Deduce Avogadro's law based on kinetic theory.

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Step 1. For two different gases at the same TT and PP, applying P=13NVmv2‾P=\tfrac13\tfrac{N}{V}m\overline{v^2} to each gas gives P=13N1Vm1v12‾=13N2Vm2v22‾P=\tfrac13\tfrac{N_1}{V}m_1\overline{v_1^2}=\tfrac13\tfrac{N_2}{V}m_2\overline{v_2^2}.

Step 2. Since both gases are at the same temperature, they have the same average kinetic energy per molecule (Section 9.2.2): 12m1v12‾=12m2v22‾\tfrac12m_1\overline{v_1^2}=\tfrac12m_2\overline{v_2^2}.

Step 3. Dividing the pressure equation by this kinetic-energy equation cancels every mass-and-speed term, leaving simply N1=N2N_1=N_2. …

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