Chapter 19, Problem 19.24E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The equation 19.36 is to be derived.

Concept introduction:

The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is given by,

$G\left(v\right)dv=4\pi {\left(\frac{m}{2\pi kT}\right)}^{3/2}{v}^2\cdot e^{-m{v}^2/2kT}dv$

Where,

• $m$ is the mass of the system.

• $v$ is the average velocity.

• $k$ is the Boltzmann constant.

• $T$ is the temperature.

This distribution depends on the mass of the particle and absolute temperature.