Rankers Physics
Topic: Thermal Physics
Subtopic: Thermodynamics

A closed vessel A having volume V contains N2 gas at pressure P and temperature T. Another closed vessel B having the same volume V contains. He at the same pressure P but temperature 2T. The ratio of masses of N2 and He in the vessels A and B is :
1 : 2
3 : 2
5 : 2
14 :1

Solution:

To find the ratio of the masses of \( \text{N}_2 \) and \( \text{He} \) in vessels \( A \) and \( B \), we use the ideal gas law:

\[
PV = \frac{m}{M} RT
\]

where:
- \( m \) is the mass of the gas,
- \( M \) is the molar mass,
- \( P, V, R, T \) are pressure, volume, gas constant, and temperature, respectively.

For vessel \( A \) (containing \( \text{N}_2 \)):
\[
m_{\text{N}_2} = \frac{PVM_{\text{N}_2}}{RT}
\]

For vessel \( B \) (containing \( \text{He} \) at temperature \( 2T \)):
\[
m_{\text{He}} = \frac{PV M_{\text{He}}}{R \cdot 2T} = \frac{PVM_{\text{He}}}{2RT}
\]

Now, the ratio of the masses \( \frac{m_{\text{N}_2}}{m_{\text{He}}} \) is:

\[
\frac{m_{\text{N}_2}}{m_{\text{He}}} = \frac{\frac{PVM_{\text{N}_2}}{RT}}{\frac{PVM_{\text{He}}}{2RT}} = \frac{M_{\text{N}_2}}{M_{\text{He}}} \times 2
\]

Since \( M_{\text{N}_2} = 28 \) and \( M_{\text{He}} = 4 \):

\[
\frac{m_{\text{N}_2}}{m_{\text{He}}} = \frac{28}{4} \times 2 = 14
\]

Thus, the ratio of masses of \( \text{N}_2 \) to \( \text{He} \) isĀ  14:1.

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