At what temperature will the ms sped of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth's atmosphere ? ( Given mass of oxygen molecule (m) = 2.76×10-2°kg Boltzmann's constant k, =1.38×10-23 JK-! (1) 2.508x10ʻ K (2) 1.254x 10ʻ K (3) 5.016x10* K (4) 8.360x 10*K

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At what temperature will the rms sped of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping
from the Earth's atmosphere ? ( Given mass of oxygen molecule (m) = 2.76×10-2°kg
Boltzmann's constant kg = 1.38x10-2³ JK-!
(1) 2.508×10ʻK
(2) 1.254x 10ʻK
(3) 5.016x10* K
(4) 8.360x 10ʻK
Transcribed Image Text:At what temperature will the rms sped of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth's atmosphere ? ( Given mass of oxygen molecule (m) = 2.76×10-2°kg Boltzmann's constant kg = 1.38x10-2³ JK-! (1) 2.508×10ʻK (2) 1.254x 10ʻK (3) 5.016x10* K (4) 8.360x 10ʻK
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