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Mean Free Path of Gases
Mean Free Path of Gases
21. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases / Mean Free Path of Gases / Problem 6

A vacuum chamber used for scientific experiments has a diameter of 2.0 m and operates at a temperature of 25°C. The air molecules within this chamber have a diameter of 0.4 nm. At what pressure does the chamber operate to ensure an air molecule is as likely to cross the container and collide with the opposite wall as it is to collide with another air molecule?

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