Kinetic Theory of Gases
 

Kinetic Theory of Gases problem 7


  • Describe the motion of molecules in a gas, according to the kinetic theory of gases.


  • Describe what is observed when viewing Brownian motion that provides evidence for your answer in (a).


  • At a pressure of and a temperature of , of helium gas has a volume of . The mass of of helium gas, assumed to be an ideal gas, is .


    • Calculate the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) speed of an atom of helium gas for a temperature of .


    • Using your answer in (i), calculate the r.m.s. speed of the atoms at .


 

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