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If an oxygen molecule traveling at the rms speed bounces back and forth between opposite sides of a cubical vessel of 0.10 m on a side, what is the average force the molecule exerts on one of the walls of the container? Assume the molecule’s velocity is perpendicular to the walls it hits.

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Answer:

1.25x10^-19N

Explanation:see attached file pls

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