Suppose you have a gas containing hydrogen molecules and

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Problem 19P

Suppose you have a gas containing hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules, in thermal equilibrium. Which molecules are moving faster, on average? By what factor?

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Problem 19P

Suppose you have a gas containing hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules, in thermal equilibrium. Which molecules are moving faster, on average? By what factor?

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Consider the gas containing hydrogen and oxygen molecules

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Atomic mass of hydrogen =1.007

Mass of the hydrogen molecule , m1 = 21.007 = -3.34410 -24

Atomic mass of oxygen =16

Mass of the oxygen molecule , m2 = 216 = -5.31410 -23

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