Consider a container of oxygen gas at a temperature of 23°Cthat is 1.00 m tall. Compare the gravitational potential energyof a molecule at the top of the container (assuming thepotential energy is zero at the bottom) with the averagekinetic energy of the molecules. Is it reasonable to neglectthe potential energy?

Consider a container of oxygen gas at a temperature of 23°Cthat is 1.00 m tall. Compare the gravitational potential energyof a molecule at the top of the container (assuming thepotential energy is zero at the bottom) with the averagekinetic energy of the molecules. Is it reasonable to neglectthe potential energy?

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Chapter10: Statistical Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8P

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