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A mixture of $2$ moles of helium gas (atomic mass = $4\ amu$) and $1$ mole of argon gas (atomic mass = $40\ amu$) is kept at $300\ K$ in a container. The ratio of the rms speeds $\left( {\,\,\,\frac{{{V_{rms}}({\rm{helium}})}}{{{V_{rms}}({\rm{argon}})}}\,\,\,} \right)\,\,$ is
A
$0.32$
B
$0.45$
C
$2.24$
D
$3.16$
Solution
$\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{rms}} \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mathrm{M}}}$
$\frac{\mathrm{V}_{1}}{\mathrm{V}_{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{40}{4}}=\sqrt{10}=3.16$
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