PHY F/SCIENTIST MOD MASTERING 24 MO
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Chapter 20, Problem 38EAP
From what height must an oxygen molecule fall in a vacuum so that its kinetic energy at the bottom equals the average energy of an oxygen molecule at 300 K?
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