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Kinetic theory of gases and molecular speeds
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Numerical answer
Difficulty 2 of 3
ig084
The average (mean) speed of
O
X
2
molecules (molar mass
32
g
mo
l
−
1
) at
350
K
, taking
R
=
8.314
J
K
−
1
mo
l
−
1
and
π
=
3.1416
, in
m
s
−
1
(nearest integer) is
Numerical answer type, answer in m/s, tolerance 2.
Answer: 481 m/s
u
av
=
π
M
8
RT
=
3.1416
×
0.032
8
×
8.314
×
350
=
231562
=
481.2
≈
481
m
s
−
1
.
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