Answer:
a) Average speed is 24.04 m/s
b) the rms speed is 25.84 m/s
c) the most probable speed is 16 m/s
Explanation:
Given the data in the question;
a) Determine the average speed.
To determine the average speed, we simply divide total some of speed by number of particles;
Average speed = [(2×11 m/s)+(7×16 m/s)+(4×19 m/s)+(3×26 m/s)+(6×31 m/s)+(1×37 m/s)+(2×45 m/s)] / 25
= 601 / 25
= 24.04 m/s
Therefore, Average speed is 24.04 m/s
b) Determine the rms speed
we know that (rms speed)² = sum of square speed / total number of particles
so
(rms speed)² = [(2×11²)+(7×16²)+(4×19²)+(3×26²)+(6×31²)+(1×37²)+(2×45²)] / 25
(rms speed)² = 16691 / 25
(rms speed)² = 667.64
(rms speed) = √ 667.64
(rms speed) = 25.84 m/s
Therefore, the rms speed is 25.84 m/s
c) Determine the most probable speed.
Most particles (7) have velocity 16 m/s
i.e 7 is the maximum number of particle for a particular speed ,
Therefore, the most probable speed is 16 m/s
