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Given that the rms speed of a helium atom at a certain temperature is , find by proportion the rms speed of an oxygen molecule at this temperature. The molar mass of is , and the molar mass of is
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1 of 2To solve this problem we have to note that at the same temperature both species will have the same kinetic energy so it has to hold
We can solve this for the oxygen speed
Finally, we have that
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