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Derive expression for pressure exerted by gas ​

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From kinetic theory of gases, the pressure exerted by a gas is given by velocity of gas molecules. m = Mass of each molecule of a gas. But by assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases the average kinetic energy of a molecule is constant at a constant temperature.

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