JEE MAIN - Physics (2020 - 8th January Morning Slot - No. 2)

The plot that depicts the behavior of the mean free time t (time between two successive collisions) for the molecules of an ideal gas, as a function of temperature (T), qualitatively, is:
(Graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 290 English Option 1
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 290 English Option 2
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 290 English Option 3
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Heat and Thermodynamics Question 290 English Option 4

Explanation

Mean free time =
Mean free path
Average speed


= $${{{1 \over {\sqrt 2 \pi {D^2}n}}} \over {\sqrt {{{8RT} \over {\pi M}}} }}$$

$$ \therefore $$ t $$ \propto $$ $${1 \over {\sqrt T }}$$

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