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Q.If the temperature and pressure of a gas is doubled, the mean free path of the gas molecules :

(a) tripled
(b) remains same
(c) quadrupled
(d) doubled
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Mean free path lambda is proportional to T/P, so doubling both temperature and pressure leaves lambda unchanged.

The mean free path of gas molecules is given by

lambda = kT / (sqrt(2) pi d^2 P)

where k is Boltzmann's constant, d is the molecular diameter, T is the absolute temperature and P is the pressure.

This shows lambda is proportional to T/P, since k and d are constants for a given gas.

If both T and P are doubled: …

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