Review, At what temperature would the average speed of helium atoms equal (a) the escape speed from the Earth, 1.12 x 10-4 m/s, and (b) the escape speed from the Moon, 2.37 x 103 m/s? Note:The mass of a helium atom is 6.64 x 10-27 kg.

Review, At what temperature would the average speed of helium atoms equal (a) the escape speed from the Earth, 1.12 x 10-4 m/s, and (b) the escape speed from the Moon, 2.37 x 103 m/s? Note:The mass of a helium atom is 6.64 x 10-27 kg.

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