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Kinetic Theory of Gases — JEE Main PYQs

33 previous year questions

Q1JEE Main 2026 Apr 2 Shift 2Medium

A mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen has volume 8310 cm38310 \text{ cm}^3, temperature 300 K, pressure 100 kPa and mass 13.2 g. The number of moles of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases in the mixture respectively are ________.

(Assume both carbon dioxide and oxygen gases behave like ideal gases) [R=8.31 J/mol.KR = 8.31 \text{ J/mol.K}]

  1. A

    0.15 and 0.18

  2. B

    0.25 and 0.08

  3. C

    0.21 and 0.12

  4. D

    0.13 and 0.20

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Correct option: C

Q2JEE Main 2026 Apr 4 Shift 1Medium

One gas of n1n_1 mole of molecules at temperature T1T_1, volume V1V_1, and pressure P1P_1, and another gas of n2n_2 mole of molecules at temperature T2T_2, volume V2V_2, and pressure P2P_2, are mixed resulting in pressure PP and volume VV of the mixture. The temperature of the mixture is __________.

  1. A

    (T1+T2)/2(T_1 + T_2)/2

  2. B

    T1T2PV/(T2P1V1+T1P2V2)T_1 T_2 PV/(T_2 P_1 V_1 + T_1 P_2 V_2)

  3. C

    (T2P1V1+T1P2V2)/(T1T2PV)(T_2 P_1 V_1 + T_1 P_2 V_2)/(T_1 T_2 PV)

  4. D

    T1T2/2|T_1 - T_2|/2

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Correct option: B

Q3JEE Main 2026 Apr 4 Shift 2Medium

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: If the average kinetic energy of H2\text{H}_2 and O2\text{O}_2 molecules, kept in two different sized containers are same, then their temperatures will be same.

Reason R: The r.m.s. speed of H2\text{H}_2 and O2\text{O}_2 molecules are same at same temperature.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. A

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. B

    Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

  3. C

    A is true but R is false

  4. D

    A is false but R is true

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Correct option: C

Q4JEE Main 2026 Apr 5 Shift 1Medium

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Statement I: Change in internal energy of a system containing nn mole of ideal gas can be written as ΔU=nCV(TfTi)=nRγ1(TfTi)\Delta U = n\,C_V\left(T_{\text{f}} - T_i\right) = \dfrac{nR}{\gamma - 1}\left(T_{\text{f}} - T_i\right), where γ=CpCv\gamma = \dfrac{C_p}{C_v}, TiT_i = initial temperature, TfT_{\text{f}} = final temperature.

Statement II: Relation between degree of freedom ff and γ\gamma (=Cp/Cv= C_p/C_v) is (γ=1+2f)\left(\gamma = 1 + \dfrac{2}{f}\right)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. A

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. B

    Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

  3. C

    A is true but R is false

  4. D

    A is false but R is true

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Correct option: B

Q5JEE Main 2026 Apr 6 Shift 1Medium

Two closed vessels of same volume are joined through a narrow tube and both vessels are filled with air of pressure 90 kPa and temperature 400 K. Keeping the temperature of one vessel constant at 400 K the second vessel temperature is raised to 500 K. The final pressure in the vessels is ________ kPa.

  1. A

    100100

  2. B

    120120

  3. C

    9090

  4. D

    105105

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Correct option: A

Q6JEE Main 2026 Apr 6 Shift 2Easy

If 2 mole of an ideal monoatomic gas at temperature TT, is mixed with 6 mole of another ideal monoatomic gas at temperature 2T2T then the temperature of mixture is :

  1. A

    52T\dfrac{5}{2}\,T

  2. B

    54T\dfrac{5}{4}\,T

  3. C

    72T\dfrac{7}{2}\,T

  4. D

    74T\dfrac{7}{4}\,T

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Correct option: D

Q7JEE Main 2025 Apr 2 Shift 1MediumNumerical

γA\gamma_A is the specific heat ratio of monoatomic gas A having 3 translational degrees of freedom. γB\gamma_B is the specific heat ratio of polyatomic gas B having 3 translational, 3 rotational degrees of freedom and 1 vibrational mode. If γAγB=(1+1n)\dfrac{\gamma_A}{\gamma_B}=\left(1+\dfrac{1}{n}\right), then the value of n is _________.

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Answer: 3

Q8JEE Main 2025 Apr 2 Shift 2MediumNumerical

The internal energy of air in 4 m×4 m×3 m4~\mathrm{m}\times4~\mathrm{m}\times3~\mathrm{m} sized room at 1 atmospheric pressure will be _________ ×106\times10^{6} J.

(Consider air as diatomic molecule)

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Answer: 12

Q9JEE Main 2025 Apr 3 Shift 2Easy

Pressure of an ideal gas, contained in a closed vessel, is increased by 0.4% when heated by 1°C. Its initial temperature must be:

  1. A

    250°C

  2. B

    2500 K

  3. C

    25°C

  4. D

    250 K

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Correct option: D

Q10JEE Main 2025 Apr 4 Shift 2Medium

There are two vessels filled with an ideal gas where volume of one is double the volume of other. The large vessel contains the gas at 8 kPa at 1000 K while the smaller vessel contains the gas at 7 kPa at 500 K. If the vessels are connected to each other by a thin tube allowing the gas to flow and the temperature of both vessels is maintained at 600 K, at steady state the pressure in the vessels will be (in kPa).

  1. A

    66

  2. B

    4.44.4

  3. C

    1818

  4. D

    2424

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Correct option: A

Q11JEE Main 2025 Apr 7 Shift 1Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-I

LIST-I LIST-II
A. Triatomic rigid gas I. CpCv=53\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \frac{5}{3}
B. Diatomic non-rigid gas II. CpCv=75\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \frac{7}{5}
C. Monoatomic gas III. CpCv=43\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \frac{4}{3}
D. Diatomic rigid gas IV. CpCv=97\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \frac{9}{7}

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A

    A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

  2. B

    A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

  3. C

    A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

  4. D

    A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

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Correct option: B

Q12JEE Main 2025 Apr 7 Shift 2Easy

The helium and argon are put in the flask at the same room temperature (300 K). The ratio of average kinetic energies (per molecule) of helium and argon is :

(Give : Molar mass of helium =4= 4 g/mol, Molar mass of argon =40= 40 g/mol)

  1. A

    1:11 : 1

  2. B

    1:101 : 10

  3. C

    10:110 : 1

  4. D

    1:101 : \sqrt{10}

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Correct option: A

Q13JEE Main 2025 Jan 22 Shift 2Medium

For a diatomic gas, if γ1=(CpCv)\gamma_1 = \left(\frac{C_p}{C_v}\right) for rigid molecules and γ2=(CpCv)\gamma_2 = \left(\frac{C_p}{C_v}\right) for another diatomic molecules, but also having vibrational modes. Then, which one of the following options is correct ?

(CpC_p and CvC_v are specific heats of the gas at constant pressure and volume)

  1. A

    γ2>γ1\gamma_2 > \gamma_1

  2. B

    γ2<γ1\gamma_2 < \gamma_1

  3. C

    γ2=γ1\gamma_2 = \gamma_1

  4. D

    2γ2=γ12\gamma_2 = \gamma_1

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Correct option: B

Q14JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 1Easy

For a particular ideal gas which of the following graphs represents the variation of mean squared velocity of the gas molecules with temperature?

  1. A

    [Figure: graph of mean squared velocity vs temperature — a straight line through the origin increasing linearly]

  2. B

    [Figure: graph of mean squared velocity vs temperature — a curve rising to a peak and then decreasing]

  3. C

    [Figure: graph of mean squared velocity vs temperature — a concave-down increasing curve (rising with decreasing slope)]

  4. D

    [Figure: graph of mean squared velocity vs temperature — a concave-up increasing curve (rising with increasing slope)]

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Correct option: A

Q15JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 2Medium

The kinetic energy of translation of the molecules in 50 g of CO2\mathrm{CO_2} gas at 17°C is

  1. A

    4102.8J4102.8\,\mathrm{J}

  2. B

    3986.3J3986.3\,\mathrm{J}

  3. C

    4205.5J4205.5\,\mathrm{J}

  4. D

    3582.7J3582.7\,\mathrm{J}

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Correct option: A

Q16JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 2Medium

The ratio of vapour densities of two gases at the same temperature is 425\dfrac{4}{25}, then the ratio of r.m.s. velocities will be :

  1. A

    52\dfrac{5}{2}

  2. B

    25\dfrac{2}{5}

  3. C

    254\dfrac{25}{4}

  4. D

    425\dfrac{4}{25}

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Correct option: A

Q17JEE Main 2024 Apr 4 Shift 1Medium

P-T diagram of an ideal gas having three different densities ρ1\rho_1, ρ2\rho_2, ρ3\rho_3 (in three different cases) is shown in the figure. Which of the following is correct :

[Figure: P vs T graph with three straight lines from the origin, with slopes decreasing in the order ρ1\rho_1, ρ2\rho_2, ρ3\rho_3 (line ρ1\rho_1 steepest)]

  1. A

    ρ1<ρ2\rho_1 < \rho_2

  2. B

    ρ2<ρ3\rho_2 < \rho_3

  3. C

    ρ1=ρ2=ρ3\rho_1 = \rho_2 = \rho_3

  4. D

    ρ1>ρ2\rho_1 > \rho_2

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Correct option: D

Q18JEE Main 2024 Apr 4 Shift 2Easy

The translational degrees of freedom (ftf_t) and rotational degrees of freedom (frf_r) of CH4CH_4 molecule are:

  1. A

    ft=3f_t = 3 and fr=2f_r = 2

  2. B

    ft=2f_t = 2 and fr=3f_r = 3

  3. C

    ft=3f_t = 3 and fr=3f_r = 3

  4. D

    ft=2f_t = 2 and fr=2f_r = 2

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Correct option: C

Q19JEE Main 2024 Apr 5 Shift 1Medium

If the collision frequency of hydrogen molecules in a closed chamber at 27°C is Z, then the collision frequency of the same system at 127°C is :

  1. A

    23 Z\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\ \mathrm{Z}

  2. B

    32 Z\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\ \mathrm{Z}

  3. C

    43 Z\frac{4}{3}\ \mathrm{Z}

  4. D

    34 Z\frac{3}{4}\ \mathrm{Z}

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Correct option: A

Q20JEE Main 2024 Apr 5 Shift 2Easy

If n is the number density and d is the diameter of the molecule, then the average distance covered by a molecule between two successive collisions (i.e. mean free path) is represented by :

  1. A

    12nπd2\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}\, n\pi d^2}

  2. B

    12nπd2\frac{1}{\sqrt{2n\pi d^2}}

  3. C

    2nπd2\sqrt{2}\, n\pi\, d^2

  4. D

    12n2π2d2\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}\, n^2\pi^2 d^2}

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Correct option: A

Q21JEE Main 2024 Apr 6 Shift 1Easy

A sample contains mixture of helium and oxygen gas. The ratio of root mean square speed of helium and oxygen in the sample, is :

  1. A

    221\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{1}

  2. B

    122\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}

  3. C

    132\frac{1}{32}

  4. D

    14\frac{1}{4}

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Correct option: A

Q22JEE Main 2024 Apr 6 Shift 2Medium

Energy of 10 non rigid diatomic molecules at temperature T is :

  1. A

    35 RT35\ \mathrm{RT}

  2. B

    70 KBT70\ \mathrm{K_B T}

  3. C

    72 RT\dfrac{7}{2}\ \mathrm{RT}

  4. D

    35 KBT35\ \mathrm{K_B T}

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Correct option: D

Q23JEE Main 2024 Apr 8 Shift 1Easy

A mixture of one mole of monoatomic gas and one mole of a diatomic gas (rigid) are kept at room temperature (27°C). The ratio of specific heat of gases at constant volume respectively is:

  1. A

    32\frac{3}{2}

  2. B

    35\frac{3}{5}

  3. C

    75\frac{7}{5}

  4. D

    53\frac{5}{3}

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Correct option: B

Q24JEE Main 2024 Apr 8 Shift 2Easy

Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : The mean free path of gas molecules is inversely proportional to square of molecular diameter.

Statement (II) : Average kinetic energy of gas molecules is directly proportional to absolute temperature of gas.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  2. B

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  3. C

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  4. D

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct option: A

Q25JEE Main 2024 Apr 9 Shift 2Easy

The temperature of a gas is 78°C-78°\mathrm{C} and the average translational kinetic energy of its molecules is K. The temperature at which the average translational kinetic energy of the molecules of the same gas becomes 2K is :

  1. A

    117°C117°C

  2. B

    127°C127°C

  3. C

    78°C-78°C

  4. D

    39°C-39°C

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Correct option: A

Q26JEE Main 2024 Feb 1 Shift 1Medium

Two moles a monoatomic gas is mixed with six moles of a diatomic gas. The molar specific heat of the mixture at constant volume is :

  1. A

    52R\dfrac{5}{2}R

  2. B

    94R\dfrac{9}{4}R

  3. C

    32R\dfrac{3}{2}R

  4. D

    74R\dfrac{7}{4}R

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Correct option: B

Q27JEE Main 2024 Feb 1 Shift 2Easy

If the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecule at a given temperature and pressure is 2 km/s, the root mean square velocity of oxygen at the same condition in km/s is :

  1. A

    0.5

  2. B

    1.0

  3. C

    1.5

  4. D

    2.0

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Correct option: A

Q28JEE Main 2024 Jan 27 Shift 1Medium

The average kinetic energy of a monoatomic molecule is 0.414 eV at temperature :

(Use KB=1.38×1023\mathrm{K_B} = 1.38 \times 10^{-23} J/mol-K)

  1. A

    1500 K

  2. B

    1600 K

  3. C

    3000 K

  4. D

    3200 K

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Correct option: D

Q29JEE Main 2024 Jan 29 Shift 1Easy

Two vessels A and B are of the same size and are at same temperature. A contains 1g of hydrogen and B contains 1g of oxygen. PA\mathrm{P_A} and PB\mathrm{P_B} are the pressures of the gases in A and B respectively, then PAPB\frac{P_A}{P_B} is :

  1. A

    4

  2. B

    16

  3. C

    32

  4. D

    8

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Correct option: B

Q30JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1Easy

At which temperature the r.m.s. velocity of a hydrogen molecule equal to that of an oxygen molecule at 47 °C47~°\mathrm{C} ?

  1. A

    20 K20~\mathrm{K}

  2. B

    80 K80~\mathrm{K}

  3. C

    73 K-73~\mathrm{K}

  4. D

    4 K4~\mathrm{K}

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Correct option: A

Q31JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 2Medium

If three moles of monoatomic gas (γ=53)\left(\gamma = \frac{5}{3}\right) is mixed with two moles of a diatomic gas (γ=75)\left(\gamma = \frac{7}{5}\right), the value of adiabatic exponent γ\gamma for the mixture is

  1. A

    1.401.40

  2. B

    1.521.52

  3. C

    1.751.75

  4. D

    1.351.35

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Correct option: B

Q32JEE Main 2024 Jan 31 Shift 1Easy

The parameter that remains the same for molecules of all gases at a given temperature is :

  1. A

    mass

  2. B

    speed

  3. C

    momentum

  4. D

    kinetic energy

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Correct option: D

Q33JEE Main 2024 Jan 31 Shift 2Medium

A gas mixture consists of 8 moles of argon and 6 moles of oxygen at temperature T. Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system is:

  1. A

    21 RT21\ RT

  2. B

    27 RT27\ RT

  3. C

    29 RT29\ RT

  4. D

    20 RT20\ RT

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Correct option: B