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A container is filled with a simple of gas having molecules with speed `alpha, 2 alpha, 3alpha, ….nalpha.` The ratio of average speed to root mean square speed is

A

`sqrt((3 (n+1))/(2 (2n +1))`

B

`sqrt(((n+1))/(2 (2n+1))`

C

`sqrt((5 (2n+2))/(7(3n+1))`

D

`sqrt((3(n+2))/(5(3n+2))`

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