Molecules in vacuum
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In an ultra-high vacuum system, the pressure is measured to be 1.00 * 10^-10 torr, the average molecular diameter is 1.00 * 10^-10 m, the average molecular speed is 500 m/s and the temperature is 300 K. Find the number of molecules in a volume of 1.00 m^3 and the mean free path of the molecules.
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This solution is provided in 212 words in an attached .doc file. It uses the equation for average kinetic energy to find mass and then molar mass in order to calculate number of moles in the molecule. Lastly, it calculates the molecule's mean free path.
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In an ultra-high vacuum system, the pressure is measured to be 1.00 * 10^-10 torr, the average molecular diameter is 1.00 * 10^-10 m, the average molecular speed is 500 m/s and the temperature is 300 K. Find the number of molecules in a volume of 1.00 m^3 and the mean ...
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