Calculate the mean speed and the root mean square speed for the following set of molecules: 10 molecules moving at 1.5 x 10² ms'; 20 molecules moving at 5 × 10² ms', and 8 molecules moving at 20 x 10² ms''.

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Calculate the mean speed and the root mean square speed for the following set of molecules:
10 molecules moving at 1.5 x 10 ms"l; 20 molecules moving at 5 x 102 ms', and 8 molecules
moving at 20 x 10² ms"!.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the mean speed and the root mean square speed for the following set of molecules: 10 molecules moving at 1.5 x 10 ms"l; 20 molecules moving at 5 x 102 ms', and 8 molecules moving at 20 x 10² ms"!.
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