The atomic and molecular Vrms speeds of gases, vrms, are usually quite large, even at low temperatures. What is vrms, in meters per second, for helium atoms at 5.85 K (which is close to the point of liquefaction)?

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The atomic and molecular Vrms speeds of gases, vrms, are usually quite large, even at low temperatures.

What is vrms, in meters per second, for helium atoms at 5.85 K (which is close to the point of liquefaction)? 

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