Consider separate 1.0-L gaseous samples of H2, Xe, Cl2, and O2 all at STP. a. Rank the gases in order of increasing average kinetic energy. b. Rank the gases in

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Consider separate 1.0-L gaseous samples of H2, Xe, Cl2, and O2 all at STP.

  • a.

    Rank the gases in order of increasing average kinetic energy.

  • b.

    Rank the gases in order of increasing average velocity.

  • c.

    How can separate 1.0-L samples of O2 and H2 each have the same average velocity?

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