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Physics for Scientists & Engineers

by Douglas C. Giancoli
Volume 1, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2008

Chapter 18: Kinetic Theory of Gases


"CHAPTER-OPENING QUESTIONS - Guess now!
The typical speed of an air molecule at room temperature (20 degrees C) is
(a) nearly at rest (< 10 km/h)
(b) on the order of 10 km/h
(c) on the order of 100 km/h
(d) on the order of 1000 km/h
(e) nearly the speed of light."





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