what are the assumption that are made when we write that the change of momentum on collision with the wall is 2mu when molecules of mass m moving in the the interior with velocity u collide with wall??
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The assumption are that
- the collision are elastic (otherwise a molecule colliding with the momentum mu need not rebound with the momentum -mu so the change is
- there are no force of attraction and repulsion between the gas molecule (as otherwise, a molecule moving with a velocity u would not reach the wall with the velocity u). Of course, there is one more assumption: the wall is fixed.
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