Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 13 - Temperature and Kinetic Theory - Problems - Page 387: 51

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The rms speed is given by equation 13–9. $$\frac{v_{rms,1}}{v_{rms,2}}=\frac{\sqrt{3kT_1/m_1}}{\sqrt{3kT_2/m_2}}=\sqrt{\frac{m_2}{m_1}}$$ $$=\sqrt{\frac{N_Am_2}{N_Am_1}}=\sqrt{\frac{M_2}{M_1}}$$
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