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7. Gases - Part 4 of 4
7. Gases / Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution / Problem 4

Which of the following statement is true for the image shown where gas A and B are different gases?
Graph comparing the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of gas A (red) and gas B (blue) by molecular velocity.
a. The root-mean-square speed is the highest speed for both gas A and B.
b. The most probable speed is the highest speed for gas B only.
c. The root-mean-square speed is the highest speed for gas B only.
d. The average speed is the highest speed for gas A only.
e. None of the above

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