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At room temperature, what fraction of the nitrogen
Chapter 6, Problem 38P(choose chapter or problem)
At room temperature, what fraction of the nitrogen molecules in the air are moving at less than 300 m/s?
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QUESTION:
At room temperature, what fraction of the nitrogen molecules in the air are moving at less than 300 m/s?
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Let's use the room temperature \(T=300 K\)
Maxwell distribution for the speeds of molecules in an ideal gas is
\(D(v)=\left(\frac{m}{2 \pi k T}\right)^{3 / 2} 4 \pi v^{2} e^{-m v^{2} / 2 k T}\)
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