What is the rms speed of $O_{2}$ $O_2$ molecules at at 295 K?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-13T19:38:34

$sf(479.4color(white)(x)"m/s")$

You can calculate the rms speed using:

$sf(v_(rms)=sqrt((3RT)/(M_r)))$

Putting in the numbers:

$sf(v_(rms)=sqrt((3xx8.31xx295)/(0.0320))=497.4color(white)(x)"m/s")$

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