Consider nitrogen gas in a container at temperature T = 245 K. A molecule’s average kinetic energy is Kavg=32kBT.  Calculate the momentum magnitude p of a nitrogen molecule having this kinetic energy.      The momentum magnitude p of the nitrogen molecule is  _____kg⋅m/s.

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Consider nitrogen gas in a container at temperature T = 245 K. A molecule’s average kinetic energy is Kavg=32kBT.  Calculate the momentum magnitude p of a nitrogen molecule having this kinetic energy.   

 

The momentum magnitude p of the nitrogen molecule is  _____kg⋅m/s.

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