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A gas mixture consists of 3 moles of oxygen and 5 moles of argon at temperature T. Assuming the gases to be ideal and the oxygen bond to be rigid, the total internal energy (in units of RT) of the mixture is:

  1. 11
  2. 15
  3. 20
  4. 13

Correct answer: 15

Solution

The total internal energy of an ideal gas mixture can be calculated using the formula U = (f/2) * nRT, where f is the degrees of freedom and n is the total number of moles. For oxygen, which has a rigid bond, the degrees of freedom is 5 (3 translational and 2 rotational), and for argon, it is 3 (only translational). Thus, the total internal energy for the mixture is calculated as (5/2 * 3 + 3/2 * 5)RT = 15RT.

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