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Question

A molecule of mass m of an ideal gas collides with the wall of a vessel with a velocity v and returns back with the same velocity. The change in the linear momentum of the molecule is

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Solution

 

change in momentum =(final momentum - initial momentum) p=mv-(-mv) p=2mv

 

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