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1. Explain the physical significance.

2. Show how to obtain the Temperature of the space shuttle.

V
The mean free path A is given by 1 =
in few lines explain the
V2nd?N'
physical significant of 2. Assume ideal behavior, obtain an expression for
2 in terms of P and T and use it to calculate its value at the orbit of the
space shuttle with pressure
1.03 Pa. Assume d = 3 x 10-10 m.
%3D

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Mean free path is defined as the mean distance travelled by substance between two successive collisions.

Physical Significance: Mean free path is inversely proportional to pressure. In vacuum systems pressure is very low i.e. of the order of 10^-3. This shows very large value of mean free path as compared with the walls of container. So in vacuum gas molecules collide more frequently with the walls of container than with one another. Under these conditions, gas is called as knudsen gas.