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One gas of $$n_1$$ mole of molecules at temperature $$T_1$$, volume $$V_1$$, and pressure $$P_1$$, and another gas of $$n_2$$ mole of molecules at temperature $$T_2$$, volume $$V_2$$, and pressure $$P_2$$, are mixed resulting in pressure $$P$$ and volume $$V$$ of the mixture. The temperature of the mixture is :
Assume both gases behave ideally. For an ideal gas the relation is $$PV = nRT$$, where $$n$$ is the number of moles and $$R$$ is the universal gas constant.
For gas 1 before mixing,
$$P_1V_1 = n_1RT_1 \; \Rightarrow \; n_1 = \frac{P_1V_1}{RT_1} \; -(1)$$
For gas 2 before mixing,
$$P_2V_2 = n_2RT_2 \; \Rightarrow \; n_2 = \frac{P_2V_2}{RT_2} \; -(2)$$
After mixing the two samples, the total number of moles is the sum of $$n_1$$ and $$n_2$$:
$$n = n_1 + n_2 = \frac{P_1V_1}{RT_1} + \frac{P_2V_2}{RT_2} \; -(3)$$
The mixture finally occupies volume $$V$$ at pressure $$P$$ and temperature $$T$$, so once again using the ideal-gas equation,
$$PV = nRT \; -(4)$$
Insert $$n$$ from $$(3)$$ into $$(4)$$:
$$PV = \left( \frac{P_1V_1}{RT_1} + \frac{P_2V_2}{RT_2} \right) RT$$
The gas constant $$R$$ cancels from numerator and denominator, giving
$$PV = T\left( \frac{P_1V_1}{T_1} + \frac{P_2V_2}{T_2} \right) \; -(5)$$
Solve $$(5)$$ for the final temperature $$T$$:
$$T = \frac{PV}{\dfrac{P_1V_1}{T_1} + \dfrac{P_2V_2}{T_2}}$$
Multiply numerator and denominator by $$T_1T_2$$ to simplify:
$$T = \frac{T_1T_2PV}{T_2P_1V_1 + T_1P_2V_2}$$
Thus, the temperature of the mixture is
$$\boxed{\displaystyle T = \frac{T_1T_2PV}{T_2P_1V_1 + T_1P_2V_2}}$$
Option B is correct.
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