Root-Mean-Square Velocity Problems

1) What is the RMS velocity for water vapor at 300

0
C? R = 8.314
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#) What is the RMS velocity for hy'roe( as at 30
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1%43 !"sec
3) Co!pare the a(swers fro! pro)le!s 1 a(' #. *re they s+rprisi( to yo+
i( a(y way? ,-plai(.
4) Why 'o as !olec+les te(' to !ove !ore .+ickly at hih te!perat+res
tha( at low te!perat+res?
/) 0f as !olec+les !ove so .+ickly 1o( the or'er of 1 kilo!eter per seco(')2
how co!e it takes so lo( to s!ell a 3ar of pickles whe( it4s ope(e' across
the roo!?
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Root-Mean-Square Velocity Answers
1) What is the RMS velocity for water vapor at 300
0
C? R = 8.314
k
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3
"s
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$
.
!ol).
966 m/sec
#) What is the RMS velocity for hy'roe( as at 30
0
C?
1943 m/sec
3) Co!pare the a(swers fro! pro)le!s 1 a(' #. *re they s+rprisi( to yo+
i( a(y way? ,-plai(.
Tey may be sur!risin"# A$ter all% te water &a!or is nearly twice te
tem!erature o$ y'ro"en (in )el&ins*% so you mi"t e+!ect it to mo&e
more quic,ly tan te y'ro"en# Te reason it 'oesn-t is tat water
&a!or as a molar mass o$ 1. "rams/mole% wile y'ro"en as a
molar mass o$ only / "rams/mole# Since y'ro"en is li"ter% it
mo&es more quic,ly#
4) Why 'o as !olec+les te(' to !ove !ore .+ickly at hih te!perat+res
tha( at low te!perat+res?
0en you eat sometin" u!% you-re a''in" ener"y to it# Tis
ener"y can be use' to 'o a number o$ 'i$$erent tin"s 1 one o$ tem
is to ma,e te molecules mo&e more quic,ly# Since tere-s more
ener"y at i" tem!eratures tan low tem!eratures% molecules mo&e
more quic,ly at i" tem!eratures#
/) 0f as !olec+les !ove so .+ickly 1o( the or'er of 1 kilo!eter per seco(')2
how co!e it takes so lo( to s!ell a 3ar of pickles whe( it4s ope(e' across
the roo!?
2as molecules 'on-t mo&e in a strai"t line# 3$ tere were no air
molecules between you an' te !ic,le 4ar% you woul' smell te
!ic,les almost instantaneously a$ter somebo'y o!ene' te 4ar#
5owe&er% tere are air molecules !resent% an' te !ic,le smell
molecules bounce bac,war's o$$ te air molecules bac, in te
'irection tey came# 6&er te lon" aul% te smell molecules
e&entually "et to your nose% but it ta,es muc lon"er because te
molecules bounce aroun' a lot in te meantime#
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