Question

The different molecules that make up the air in a room have on average the same kinetic energy. How does the speed of the different air molecules depend on their masses?

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Answer 1

The formula for kinetic energy is KE=1/2(mv²). Since both mass and velocity are multiplied by each other, particle with a larger mass needs to be moving slower than a particle with less mass if both have the same kinetic energy. You can think of it as 2KE/m=v² or 2KE/v²=m, If you increase the mass the velocity needs to decrease to keep the same KE value.

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