Kinetic Theory

24 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

Practise Kinetic TheoryBrowse all questions
  • 34 questions
  • 27 papers
  • 1.93% of Physics

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

24 topics · 34 questions
  1. 1Speed of Gas Molecules (RMS Speed)2.9%1 questionPractise Speed of Gas Molecules (RMS Speed)
  2. 2Ideal Gas Equation and Molar Volume2.9%1 questionPractise Ideal Gas Equation and Molar Volume
  3. 3Kinetic Theory of Gases – Speed, Pressure and Energy2.9%1 questionPractise Kinetic Theory of Gases – Speed, Pressure and Energy
  4. 4Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas – Average Kinetic Energy2.9%1 questionPractise Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas – Average Kinetic Energy
  5. 5Mean Free Path8.8%3 questionsPractise Mean Free Path
  6. 6Ideal Gas Equation15%5 questionsPractise Ideal Gas Equation
  7. 7Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas – Temperature and Kinetic Energy2.9%1 questionPractise Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas – Temperature and Kinetic Energy
  8. 8Root mean square speed of gas molecules2.9%1 questionPractise Root mean square speed of gas molecules
  9. 9Ideal Gas Equation2.9%1 questionPractise Ideal Gas Equation
  10. 10Charles's Law (Isobaric T-V Graphs)2.9%1 questionPractise Charles's Law (Isobaric T-V Graphs)
  11. 11Degrees of freedom and specific heats of gases2.9%1 questionPractise Degrees of freedom and specific heats of gases
  12. 12Mean free path of gas molecules2.9%1 questionPractise Mean free path of gas molecules
  13. 13Ideal gas equation - density form2.9%1 questionPractise Ideal gas equation - density form
  14. 14Pressure of a mixture of ideal gases2.9%1 questionPractise Pressure of a mixture of ideal gases
  15. 15RMS speed of gas molecules2.9%1 questionPractise RMS speed of gas molecules
  16. 16Specific heat capacities of gases12%4 questionsPractise Specific heat capacities of gases
  17. 17Degrees of freedom and specific heat ratio2.9%1 questionPractise Degrees of freedom and specific heat ratio
  18. 18RMS speed of gas molecules and escape velocity2.9%1 questionPractise RMS speed of gas molecules and escape velocity
  19. 19Law of equipartition of energy – internal energy of a gas mixture2.9%1 questionPractise Law of equipartition of energy – internal energy of a gas mixture
  20. 20RMS speed – dependence on temperature2.9%1 questionPractise RMS speed – dependence on temperature
  21. 21Ideal gas equation – density2.9%1 questionPractise Ideal gas equation – density
  22. 22Degrees of freedom and specific heats5.9%2 questionsPractise Degrees of freedom and specific heats
  23. 23Speed of sound and specific heats2.9%1 questionPractise Speed of sound and specific heats
  24. 24Specific heat capacity of gases2.9%1 questionPractise Specific heat capacity of gases

Questions per paper

Asked in 16 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  3. 2025: 1 question
  4. 2024: 1 question
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 1 question
  6. 2023: 1 question
  7. 2023 Manipur: 1 question
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 1 question
  10. 2021: 1 question
  11. 2020: 3 questions
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 2 questions
  13. 2019: 1 question
  14. 2019 Odisha: 1 question
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 1 question

Concepts tested

  • Mayer's relation 3
  • Comparing isobars on a T-V graph
  • Degrees of freedom and specific heat ratio
  • Degrees of freedom and specific heats of gases
  • Density and molar mass
  • density of an ideal gas
  • Density-pressure ratio of an ideal gas
  • effect of temperature on kinetic energy
  • equipartition-internal-energy-mixture
  • expression for mean free path
  • gamma from speed of sound
  • Gamma in terms of degrees of freedom
  • gas-density-molecular-mass
  • Gauge Pressure and Gas Moles
  • Heat at constant volume
  • Ideal gas equation - density form
  • kinetic theory formulae
  • Law of equipartition