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3 May, 09:09

Fifteen identical particles have various speeds: one has a speed of 2.00 m/s, two have speeds of 3.00 m/s, three have speeds 5.00 m/s, four have speeds of 7.00 m/s, three have speeds of 9.00 m/s, and two have speeds of 12.0 m/s. find (a) the average speed, (b) the rms speed, and (c) the most probable speed of these particles.

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  1. 3 May, 10:53
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    A. Average speed is weighted mean (1 * 2 + 2 * 3 + 3 * 5 + 4 * 7 + 3 * 9 + 2 * 12.5) / 15 = (2 + 6 + 15 + 28 + 27 + 25) / 15 = 103/15 = 6.867 b. RMS is square root of 1/15 times sum of squares of speeds Sum of squares is 4 + 9 + 9 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 49 + 49 + 49 + 49 + 81 + 81 + 81 + 156.25 + 156.25 = 848.5

    c. RMS speed = √ (848.5/15) = 7.521

    Most likely the speed is the peak in the speed distribution, which is 7.
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