Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - The Kinetic Theory of Gases - Problems - Page 579: 34a

Answer

$v_{avg}=3.2\frac{cm}{s}$

Work Step by Step

For the given scenario, $v_{avg}$ can be calculated as $v_{avg}=\frac{\Sigma N_i v_i}{\Sigma N_i}$ Substituting the values of $N_i$ and $v_i$ into the formula, we get $v_{avg}=\frac{2(1)+4(2)+6(3)+8(4)+2(5)\frac{cm}{s}}{(2+4+6+8+2)}$ $v_{avg}=3.2\frac{cm}{s}$
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