Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th Ed + Masteringphysics: Chapters 1-38
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Chapter 18, Problem 60GP
The escape speed from the Earth is 1.12 × 104 m/s, so that a gas molecule travelling away from Earth near the outer boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere would, at this speed, be able to escape from the Earth’s gravitational field and be lost to the atmosphere. At what temperature is the average speed of (a) oxygen molecules, and (b) helium atoms equal to 1.12 × 104 m/s? (c) Can you explain why our atmosphere contains oxygen but not helium?
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