CHEMISTRY · Single correct · AP · Chemistry · Properties of Substances and Mixtures · Properties of Substances and Mixtures
Problem
For a sealed container of SO2(g) at 500 K, a Maxwell–Boltzmann plot shows that about 6 % of the molecules have kinetic energies greater than 100 kJ mol−1. The container is then heated, and the chemist finds that roughly 12 % of the molecules now exceed the same energy. Which new temperature is most likely to produce this result? (Assume ideal-gas behavior and no change in the number of molecules.)
(a) 550 K
(b) 525 K
(c) 650 K
(d) 485 K