13.9 At what temperature is the root mean square speed of an atom in an argon gas cylinder equal to the rms speed of a helium gas atom at – 20 °C ? (atomic mass of Ar = 39.9 u, of He = 4.0 u).

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    13.9 Temperature of the helium atom, THe = – 20 °C = 253 K and temperature of argon atom be = TAr

    Atomic mass of helium, MHe = 4.0 u

    Atomic mass of Argon, MAr = 39.9 u

    Let VrmsAr be the rms speed of Argon and VrmsHe be the rms speed of Helium

    From the relation of Vrms=3kTM we get

    rms speed of Argon, VrmsAr=3kTArMAr

    rms speed of Helium, VrmsHe=3kTHeMHe

    Since both the speeds are equal, we get

    3kTArMAr = 3kTHeMHe or TArMAr = THeMHe or TAr = THe*MArMHe = 253*39.94 = 2523.675 K = 2.523 *103 K

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