Calculate the value of mean free path (λ) for oxygen molecules at temperature 27° C and pressure 1.01 × 10⁵ Pa. Assume the molecular diameter 0.3 nm and the gas is ideal. (k = 1.38 × 10⁻²3 JK⁻¹)

Kinetic Theory of Gases: JEE Main 2021 Physics question

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Calculate the value of mean free path (

\lambda

) for oxygen molecules at temperature 27

^\circ

C and pressure 1.01

\times

10⁵ Pa. Assume the molecular diameter 0.3 nm and the gas is ideal. (k = 1.38

\times

10^

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23 JK^

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