Solved: The escape speed from the Earth is 1.12 X 104m/s,
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The escape speed from the Earth is 1.12 X 104m/s, so thata gas molecule travelling away from Earth near the outerboundary of the Earths atmosphere would, at this speed, beable to escape from the Earths gravitational field and belost to the atmosphere. At what temperature is the averagespeed of (a) oxygen molecules, and (b) helium atoms equaltn 1 .1 9 .X 10 4 m /s? M Can vnu exn la in w h v ou r a tm o s-
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