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Physics - Kinetic Theory of Gases

Practise 22 KVPY previous year questions on Kinetic Theory of Gases, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2017. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KVPY tests.

  1. 1A long cylindrical pipe of radius is closed at its upper end and has an airtight piston of negligible mass as shown. When a mass is attached19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  2. 2Consider the following statements for air molecules in an air tight container. (I) the average speed of molecules is larger than root mean s19 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  3. 3A long cylindrical pipe of radius is closed atits upper end and has an airtight piston of negligible mass as shown. When a mass is attached 05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  4. 4The number of gas molecules striking per second per square meter of the top surface of a table placed in a room at and 1 atmospheric pressur05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  5. 5A container is divided into two equal part I and II by a partition with a small hole of diameter d. The two partitions are filled with same 2016 (SB/SX)
  6. 6One mole of ideal gas undergoes a linear process as shown in figure below. Its temperature expressed as a function of volume is.2015 (SA)
  7. 7The state of an ideal gas was changed isobarically. The graph depicts three such isobaric lines. Which of the following is true about the pr2015 (SB/SX)
  8. 8An ideal gas undergoes a circular cycle centered at lit as shown in the diagram. The maximum temperature attained in this process is close t2015 (SB/SX)
  9. 9An ideal gas follows aprocess described by from to is a constant). Then2014 (SB/SX)
  10. 10An ideal gas filled in a cylinder occupies volume . The gas is compressed isothermally to the volume Now the cylinder valve is opened and th2013 (SA)
  11. 11The average distance between molecules of an ideal gas at STP is approximately of the order of2013 (SB/SX)
  12. 12An ideal monatomic gas expands to twice its volume. If the process is isothermal, the magnitude of work done by the gas is . If the process 2012 (SB/SX)
  13. 13The ratio of the speed of sound to the average speed of an air molecule at and 1 atmospheric pressure is close to-2012 (SB/SX)
  14. 14The number of air molecules in a room at standard temperature and pressure is of the order of2011 (SA)
  15. 15In a thermally isolated system, two boxes filled with an ideal gas are connected by a valve. When the valve is in closed position, states of2011 (SA)
  16. 16One mole of an ideal gas at initial temperature , undergoes a quasi-static process during which the volume is doubled. During the process th2011 (SB/SX)
  17. 17Jet aircrafts fly at altitudes above where the air is very cold at and the pressure is . The cabin is maintained at 1 atm pressure by means 2011 (SB/SX)
  18. 18Two bulbs of identical volumes connected by a small capillary are initially filled with an ideal gas at temperature T. Bulb 2 is heated to m2011 (SB/SX)
  19. 19An ideal gas with heat capacity at constant volume undergoes a quasistatic process described by in a P-V diagram, where is a constant. The h2010 (SB/SX)
  20. 20An ideal gas with constant heat capacity is made to carry out a cycle that is depicted by a triangle in the figure given below. The followin2010 (SB/SX)
  21. 21A van der Waal's gas obeys the equation of state . Its internal energy is given by The equation of a quasistatic ad iabat for this gas is gi2010 (SB/SX)
  22. 22Velocity of sound measured at a given temperature in oxygen and hydrogen is in the ratio-2010 (SB/SX)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Kinetic Theory of Gases?

This chapter includes 22 questions compiled from KVPY papers spanning 2010 to 2017.

2.Are these questions only from KVPY, or from other exams too?

These are KVPY 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 KVPY Physics?

Kinetic Theory of Gases has appeared in 8 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 22 questions across 14 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.