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Kinetic theory of ideal gases
Question

A container contains helium gas at  0  °C. What is the average linear momentum of a helium molecule of mass 6.64×1027  kg in the container?

Moderate
Solution

Average linear momentum is given by  pavg=mvavg
But  vavg=8πRTM
pavg=6.64×10278π×8.314×2734×103=8×1024kg m s1.
 

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