Physics - Kinetic Theory of Gases
Practise 6 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Kinetic Theory of Gases, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2015. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Advanced tests.
Kinetic Theory of Gases has been asked in 6 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 6 questions in all. 83% of them were easy, 17% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2015, with 1 question that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 0 questions across 6 papers, about 0 per paper.
The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat (2 questions, 33%), Gas Laws (2 questions, 33%), and Speed of Gas (2 questions, 33%) have been asked the most.
- 1A container of fixed volume has a mixture of one mole of hydrogen and one mole of helium in equilibrium at temperature T . Assuming the gase2015 (Paper 1)Speed of Gas
- 2Two non-reactive monoatomic ideal gases have their atomic masses in the ratio 2 : 3. The ratio of their partial pressures, when enclosed in 2013 (Paper 1)Gas Laws
- 3A mixture of 2 moles of helium gas (atomic mass ) and 1 mole of argon gas (atomic mass ) is kept at in a container. The ratio of the rms spe2012 (Paper 1)Speed of Gas
- 4A real gas behaves like an ideal gas if its2010 (Paper 1)Gas Laws
- 5and denote the molar specific heat capacities of a gas at constant volume and constant pressure, respectively. Then2009 (Paper 1)Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat
- 6Statement I The total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules of a given mass of an ideal gas is times the product of its pressure2007 (Paper 2)Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Kinetic Theory of Gases?
This chapter includes 6 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2007 to 2015.
2.Are these questions only from JEE Advanced, or from other exams too?
These are JEE Advanced questions specifically for the Kinetic Theory of Gases chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Kinetic Theory of Gases an important chapter for JEE Advanced Physics?
Kinetic Theory of Gases has appeared in 6 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 6 questions across 6 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Kinetic Theory of Gases questions in JEE Advanced?
Of the 6 questions analysed for this chapter, 83% are easy, 17% moderate and 0% tough. 2015 had the most, with 1 question.
5.Which topics in Kinetic Theory of Gases should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Kinetic Theory of Gases:
- Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat - 2 questions (33%)
- Gas Laws - 2 questions (33%)
- Speed of Gas - 2 questions (33%)
6.Is Kinetic Theory of Gases's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?
Across all 6 papers analysed, Kinetic Theory of Gases has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.