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(b) ${v_{rms}} = \sqrt {\frac{{3RT}}{M}} $ ==> $\,{v_{rms}} \propto \sqrt T $
${v_{rms}}$ is to reduce two times i.e. temperature of the gas will have to reduce four times or $\frac{{T'}}{T} = \frac{1}{4}$
During adiabatic process $T{V^{\gamma - 1}} = T'\,V'{\,^{\gamma - 1}}$
==> $\frac{{V'}}{V} = {\left( {\frac{T}{{T'}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{{\gamma - 1}}}}$$ = {(4)^{\frac{1}{{1.5 - 1}}}} = {(4)^2} = 16$ ==> $V' = 16\,V$