JEE Advance - Physics (2013 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 9)
Explanation
To determine the ratio of the densities of the two non-reactive monoatomic ideal gases, we can use the ideal gas law and the given information. The ideal gas law is given by:
$$ PV = nRT $$
Where:
- P is the pressure
- V is the volume
- n is the number of moles
- R is the gas constant
- T is the temperature
Given that the gases are monoatomic and non-reactive, their molecular masses are directly proportional to their atomic masses. Let the atomic masses of the two gases be $M_1$ and $M_2$, with $M_1 : M_2 = 2 : 3$.
The density ($\rho$) of a gas is given by the formula:
$$ \rho = \frac{m}{V} $$
Where $m$ is the mass and $V$ is the volume. Using the ideal gas law, we can relate density to pressure and temperature.
From the ideal gas law:
$$ PV = nRT $$
Since $ n = \frac{m}{M} $, where $M$ is the molar mass, we have:
$$ P = \frac{mRT}{MV} $$
Rearranging to solve for density ($\rho\ = \frac{m}{V}$):
$$ \rho = \frac{PM}{RT} $$
Thus, the density of a gas is directly proportional to its pressure and molar mass, and inversely proportional to the temperature. Given that the ratio of their partial pressures $P_1 : P_2 = 4 : 3$, we can write:
$$ \rho_1 = \frac{P_1 M_1}{RT} $$
$$ \rho_2 = \frac{P_2 M_2}{RT} $$
Taking the ratio of the densities:
$$ \frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2} = \frac{\left(\frac{P_1 M_1}{RT}\right)}{\left(\frac{P_2 M_2}{RT}\right)} = \frac{P_1 M_1}{P_2 M_2} $$
Substituting the given ratios, $ P_1 : P_2 = 4 : 3 $ and $ M_1 : M_2 = 2 : 3 $, into the equation, we get:
$$ \frac{\rho_1}{\rho_2} = \frac{4 \times 2}{3 \times 3} = \frac{8}{9} $$
Therefore, the ratio of their densities is $ \frac{8}{9} $, which corresponds to option D. Consequently, the answer is:
Option D: 8 : 9
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