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Findthe typical de Broglie wavelength associated with a He atom in helium gas atroom temperature (27 ºC) and 1 atm pressure; and compare it with the meanseparation between two atoms under these conditions.



Answer -

De Broglie wavelength associated with He atom =

Room temperature, T = 27°C= 27 + 273 = 300 K

Atmospheric pressure, P = 1atm = 1.01 × 105 Pa

Atomic weight of a He atom= 4

Avogadro’s number, NA =6.023 × 1023

Boltzmann constant, k =1.38 × 10−23 J mol−1 K−1

Average energy of a gas at temperature T,isgiven as:

De Broglie wavelength isgiven by the relation:

Where,

m = Mass of a He atom

We have the ideal gasformula:

PV = RT

PV = kNT

Where,

V = Volume of the gas

N = Number of moles of the gas

Mean separation betweentwo atoms of the gas is given by the relation:

Hence,the mean separation between the atoms is much greater than the de Brogliewavelength.

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