Mean free path of molecules in a rigid container will be:
Correct answer: C. Unchanged on changing temperature
- A. Increases on increasing temperature
- B. Decreases on increasing temperature
- C. Unchanged on changing temperature
- D. Increases somewhere and decreases
Explanation
Mean free path is the average distance a molecule travels between collisions. In a rigid container, the volume and number of molecules are fixed, so the particle density (N/V) is constant. Since mean free path depends on particle density, it remains unchanged with temperature.
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