Suppose a satellite has an escape velocity of 1.5 km/s. Oxygen atoms in the exosphere of the satellite have a temperature of 300 K and an average speed of 0.6 km/s. To what temperature would the exosphere have to cool to become low enough that oxygen atoms couldn't escape

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Suppose a satellite has an escape velocity of 1.5 km/s. Oxygen atoms in the exosphere of the
satellite have a temperature of 300 K and an average speed of 0.6 km/s. To what temperature
would the exosphere have to cool to become low enough that oxygen atoms couldn't escape'
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a satellite has an escape velocity of 1.5 km/s. Oxygen atoms in the exosphere of the satellite have a temperature of 300 K and an average speed of 0.6 km/s. To what temperature would the exosphere have to cool to become low enough that oxygen atoms couldn't escape'
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