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Two vessels separately contain two ideal gases A and B at the same temperature, the pressure of A being twice that of B. Under such conditions, the density of A is found to be 1.5 times the density of B. The ratio of molecular weight of A and B is:

A

2/3

B

3/4

C

2

D

1/2

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the Ideal Gas Equation, PV=nRTPV = nRT. The number of moles nn can be written as mass (m)Molar Mass (M)\frac{\text{mass } (m)}{\text{Molar Mass } (M)}. Substituting this into the gas equation: PV=mMRTPV = \frac{m}{M}RT. Rearranging to introduce density (ρ=mV\rho = \frac{m}{V}): P=mVRTM=ρRTMP = \frac{m}{V} \frac{RT}{M} = \rho \frac{RT}{M}. Solving for Molar Mass (MM): M=ρRTPM = \frac{\rho RT}{P}.

Given conditions:

  1. Temperature is constant (TA=TBT_A = T_B).
  2. Pressure of A is twice that of B: PA=2PBPBPA=12P_A = 2P_B \Rightarrow \frac{P_B}{P_A} = \frac{1}{2}.
  3. Density of A is 1.5 times that of B: ρA=1.5ρBρAρB=1.5=32\rho_A = 1.5 \rho_B \Rightarrow \frac{\rho_A}{\rho_B} = 1.5 = \frac{3}{2}.

Calculation: Ratio of molecular weights MAMB=ρART/PAρBRT/PB=(ρAρB)×(PBPA)\frac{M_A}{M_B} = \frac{\rho_A RT / P_A}{\rho_B RT / P_B} = \left( \frac{\rho_A}{\rho_B} \right) \times \left( \frac{P_B}{P_A} \right). MAMB=32×12=34\frac{M_A}{M_B} = \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{4}.

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