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2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Q51
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Heat and Thermodynamics question

2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Q51

JEE MainPhysicsHeat and ThermodynamicsMCQ+4 / −1
Consider the sound wave travelling in ideal gases of He,CH4\mathrm{He}, \mathrm{CH}_4He,CH4​, and CO2\mathrm{CO}_2CO2​. All the gases have the same ratio Pρ\frac{P}{\rho}ρP​, where PPP is the pressure and ρ\rhoρ is the density. The ratio of the speed of sound through the gases VHe:VCH4:VCO2\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{He}}: \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{CH}_4}: \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{CO}_2}VHe​:VCH4​​:VCO2​​ is given by
  1. A
    75:53:43\sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}: \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}57​​:35​​:34​​
  2. B
    53:43:43\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}35​​:34​​:34​​
  3. C
    53:43:75\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}35​​:34​​:57​​
  4. D
    43:53:75\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}34​​:35​​:57​​
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Correct answer: C

  1. Speed of sound in an ideal gas

    For an ideal gas, the speed of sound is v=γPρv = \sqrt{\gamma \frac{P}{\rho}}v=γρP​​ where γ=CpCv\gamma = \dfrac{C_p}{C_v}γ=Cv​Cp​​ is the adiabatic index.

  2. Given condition

    All gases have the same value of Pρ\dfrac{P}{\rho}ρP​.

    Therefore, v∝γv \propto \sqrt{\gamma}v∝γ​

    So we only need the values of γ\gammaγ for He,CH4,CO2\mathrm{He}, \mathrm{CH_4}, \mathrm{CO_2}He,CH4​,CO2​.

  3. Find γ\gammaγ for each gas

    • Helium (He\mathrm{He}He) is a monoatomic gas: γHe=53\gamma_{\mathrm{He}} = \frac{5}{3}γHe​=35​

    • Methane (CH4\mathrm{CH_4}CH4​) is a non-linear polyatomic gas. For such gases (ignoring vibration modes), Cv=3R,Cp=4RC_v = 3R, \quad C_p = 4RCv​=3R,Cp​=4R hence γCH4=43\gamma_{\mathrm{CH_4}} = \frac{4}{3}γCH4​​=34​

    • Carbon dioxide (CO2\mathrm{CO_2}CO2​) is a linear polyatomic gas. For such gases (ignoring vibration modes), Cv=5R2,Cp=7R2C_v = \frac{5R}{2}, \quad C_p = \frac{7R}{2}Cv​=25R​,Cp​=27R​ hence γCO2=75\gamma_{\mathrm{CO_2}} = \frac{7}{5}γCO2​​=57​

  4. Write the ratio of speeds

    Since v∝γv \propto \sqrt{\gamma}v∝γ​, VHe:VCH4:VCO2=53:43:75V_{\mathrm{He}} : V_{\mathrm{CH_4}} : V_{\mathrm{CO_2}} = \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}} : \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}} : \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}VHe​:VCH4​​:VCO2​​=35​​:34​​:57​​

  5. Match with the options

    This matches Option C.


Final Answer: 53:43:75\boxed{\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}: \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}}35​​:34​​:57​​​

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