Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 18 - The Micro/Macro Connection - Exercises and Problems - Page 523: 10

Answer

a) $4\;\rm m/s$ b) $4.6\;\rm m/s$ c) $4.94\;\rm m/s$

Work Step by Step

a) As we see in the given figure, the most probable speed is at the highest column. So $$v_{most}=\color{red}{\bf 4}\;\rm m/s$$ __________________________________________________________________ b) We have about $N$ particles and the average speed of them is given by $$v_{avg}=\dfrac{v_1+v_2+..+v_N}{N}$$ Hence, $$v_{avg}=\dfrac{2(2)+4(4)+3(6)+(8)}{2+4+3+1}=\color{red}{\bf 4.6}\;\rm m/s$$ __________________________________________________________________ c) we know that the rms speed is given by $$v_{\rm rms}=\sqrt{\dfrac{v_1^2+v_2^2+...+v_N^2}{N}}$$ Hence, $$v_{\rm rms}=\sqrt{\dfrac{2(2)^2+4(4)^2+3(6)^2+(8)^2}{2+4+3+1}}=\color{red}{\bf 4.94}\;\rm m/s$$
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