The mean free path is the average distance traveled by a particle between collisions with other particles. Calculate the mean free path of air at room temperature, T = 67.0 °F. Air is mostly nitrogen, so assume that the collisions are between moving N₂ molecules. The diameter of N₂ is d = 1.87 × 10−¹0 m and the gas is at atmospheric pressure, P = 101325 Pa. λ = m

The mean free path is the average distance traveled by a particle between collisions with other particles. Calculate the mean free path of air at room temperature, T = 67.0 °F. Air is mostly nitrogen, so assume that the collisions are between moving N₂ molecules. The diameter of N₂ is d = 1.87 × 10−¹0 m and the gas is at atmospheric pressure, P = 101325 Pa. λ = m

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Chapter20: Kinetic Theory Of Gases

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