Three closed vessels `A, B` and `C` are at the same temperature T and contain gases which obey the Maxwellian distribution of velocities. Vessel A contains only `O_(2), B` only `N_(2)` and `C` a mixture of equal quantities of `O_(2)` and `N_(2)`. If the average speed of the `O_(2)` molecules in vessel `A` is `V_(1)`, that of the `N_(2)` molecules in vessel `B` is `V_(2)`, the average speed of the `O_(2)` molecules in vessel `C` is (where `M` is the mass of an oxygen molecules)

Options

A. (a)`(v_(1) + v_(2))//2`
B. (b)`v_(1)`
C. (c)`(v_(1)v_(2))^(1//2)`
D. (d)`sqrt(3kT//M)`

Answer

B