General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 5 - The Gaseous State - Questions and Problems - Page 216: 5.18

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that rms of a molecule is given as $\sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M}}$. This equation shows that root mean square speed rms is directly proportional to temperature and it doesn't depend on volume.
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