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Distribution of Molecular Speeds and Collision Frequency

Effect of temperature on  root-mean-square speed distributions

Effect of temperature on root-mean-square speed distributions

As the temperature increases, so does the average kinetic energy (v), resulting in a wider distribution of possible velocities. n = the fraction of molecules.

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