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Q.

The temperature, at which the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecules equals their escape velocity from the earth, is closest to [Boltzmann constant kB=1.38×1023J/K,   Avogadro Number NA=6.02×1026/kg,   Radius of earth 6.4×106m:   Gravitational acceleration on Earth = 10ms-2]  

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a

650K

b

6.4 x 106 K

c

527oC

d

9727oC

answer is A.

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The escape speed of the molecule, ve=2gR root mean square velocity, vrms=3RTm
So, for ve=vrms2gR=3RTm
T=2gRm3R=10240K=9967oC

Nearest option is (a)

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