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Chapter 16, Problem 21E

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Problem 21E

Your friend states that the average speed of all hydrogen and nitrogen molecules in a gas is the same. Do you agree or disagree, and why?

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QUESTION:

Problem 21E

Your friend states that the average speed of all hydrogen and nitrogen molecules in a gas is the same. Do you agree or disagree, and why?

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Solution 21E

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Disagree,

The average kinetic energy of the atoms in a mixed gas at same temperature will be equal(from gas laws).

                                KE=

Where KE is the kinetic energy, m is the mass of atom and v is the speed of atom.

Since for hydrogen and nitrogen in a mixture with same temperature,

                

                                

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