University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 2, Problem 41P
What is the ratio of the average translational kinetic energy of a nitrogen molecule at a temperature of 300 K to the gravitational potential energy of a nitrogen-molecule-Earth system at the ceiling of a 3-m-tall room with respect to the same system with the molecule at the floor?
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