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The relationship among most probable velocity, average velocity and root mean square velocity is respectively
For an ideal gas at absolute temperature $$T$$, molecular velocities are expressed as:
• Most probable (peak) velocity: $$v_{mp} = \sqrt{\frac{2RT}{M}}$$
• Average (mean) velocity: $$\overline{v} = \sqrt{\frac{8RT}{\pi M}}$$
• Root-mean-square velocity: $$v_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}}$$
Here $$R$$ is the gas constant and $$M$$ is the molar mass. Since all three contain the common factor $$\sqrt{\frac{RT}{M}}$$, divide each velocity by that factor to obtain their dimensionless ratio:
$$v_{mp} : \overline{v} : v_{rms} = \sqrt{2} : \sqrt{\frac{8}{\pi}} : \sqrt{3}$$
This order matches Option B.
Option B which is: $$\sqrt{2} : \sqrt{8/\pi} : \sqrt{3}$$
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