The temperature, at which the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecules equals their escape velocity from the earth, is closest to: [Boltzmann Constant, kg = 1.38 × 1023 J/K Avogadro number, NA = 6.02 x 1026/kg Radius of Earth: 6.4 x 106 m Gravitational acceleration on Earth = 10 ms2]

The temperature, at which the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecules equals their escape velocity from the earth, is closest to: [Boltzmann Constant, kg = 1.38 × 1023 J/K Avogadro number, NA = 6.02 x 1026/kg Radius of Earth: 6.4 x 106 m Gravitational acceleration on Earth = 10 ms2]

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The temperature, at which the root mean
square velocity of hydrogen molecules equals
their escape velocity from the earth, is closest
to:
[Boltzmann Constant, kg = 1.38 x 1023 J/K
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Avogadro number, NA = 6.02 x 1026/kg
Radius of Earth: 6.4 x 106 m
Gravitational acceleration on Earth = 10 ms]

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