Q78 / 90 · JEE Main 2023 (10 Apr Shift 2) · Physics

A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of neon at temperature T. Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system will be:

  • Correct answer
    A
     11RT
  • B
     8RT
  • C
     4RT
  • D
     16RT

Solution

The internal energy of a gas is given by U=nCVT.

A diatomic gas has 3 translational and 2 rotational degrees of freedom. A monoatomic gas has 3 translational degrees of freedom.

Hence, the internal energy of the mixture =n1CV1T+n2CV2T

=2×5R2T+4×3R2T=5RT+6RT

=11RT

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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