Does most probable speed of a gas depend on kinetic energy
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Most probable speed is the speed through which most of the molecules of gas are travelling with.
Suppose you have filled a gas inside a closed container. Now the gas inside will apply some pressure. And all the molecules will have some kinetic energy, right?
If we calculate the mean of all the velocities of all the molecules using the formula
KE=m*v*v/2
We would get root mean square (rms) velocity
Now if we take the average of velocities of the particles we would get a different result.
The relation between rms, average and most probable velocity is
rms >average>most probable
For short R A M (to remember the relation)
Suppose you have filled a gas inside a closed container. Now the gas inside will apply some pressure. And all the molecules will have some kinetic energy, right?
If we calculate the mean of all the velocities of all the molecules using the formula
KE=m*v*v/2
We would get root mean square (rms) velocity
Now if we take the average of velocities of the particles we would get a different result.
The relation between rms, average and most probable velocity is
rms >average>most probable
For short R A M (to remember the relation)
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