How fast do you think the air particles in this room are moving compared to a car going 50 mph (about 22m/s) ? Put your answer is in the form, 'a molecule travels ___ as fast as a car"

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Chemistry

Miah Rice

28 April, 10:42

How fast do you think the air particles in this room are moving compared to a car going 50 mph (about 22m/s) ? Put your answer is in the form, 'a molecule travels ___ as fast as a car"

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Makayla Humphrey · Answer 1

The average molecule of air is moving at speed of 500 m / s and thus

speed of air particle = 500 m / s

speed of car = 22 m / s

Whereas, the speed of molecule / speed of car = 500 / 22 = 22.72

Thus, molecule travel at 22.72 times faster than speed of car.