- The escape speed from the Earth is 1.12 x 104 m/s, so that a gas molecule travelling away from Earth near the outer boundary of the Earth's atmosphere would, at this speed, be able to escape from the Earth's gravitational field and be lost to the atmosphere. At what temperature is the average speed of (a) oxygen molecules, and (b) helium atoms equal to 1.12 x 104 m/s? (c) Can you explain why our atmos- phere contains oxygen but not helium?

- The escape speed from the Earth is 1.12 x 104 m/s, so that a gas molecule travelling away from Earth near the outer boundary of the Earth's atmosphere would, at this speed, be able to escape from the Earth's gravitational field and be lost to the atmosphere. At what temperature is the average speed of (a) oxygen molecules, and (b) helium atoms equal to 1.12 x 104 m/s? (c) Can you explain why our atmos- phere contains oxygen but not helium?

College Physics

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ISBN:9781305952300

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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