Increase in temperature of a gas filled in a container would lead to :
- increase in its kinetic energy
- decrease in intermolecular distance
- decrease in its pressure
- increase in its mass
Answer
(1) increase in its kinetic energy
Solution
As per NCERT (kinetic theory), the average kinetic energy of a gas molecule is proportional to absolute temperature:
KE = 32kBT
⇒ When T increases, the kinetic energy of the gas increases.
In a closed container the volume is fixed, so the intermolecular distance does not decrease, the pressure increases (p T) and the mass stays the same.
Answer: (1)