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Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution: Problem Solving

חשבו על גז חמצן במיכל בעל מסה מולרית של 0.0320 ק"ג/מול בטמפרטורת החדר. קבע את היחס בין מספר המולקולות במהירות של כ-400 מטר לשנייה למספר המולקולות במהירות של כ-200 מטר לשנייה, מהירות השורש-ממוצע-ריבוע, והמהירות הסבירה ביותר של מולקולות חמצן בטמפרטורת החדר.
כדי לפתור את הבעיה, זהה את הכמויות הידועות והלא ידועות.
בצורה דיפרנציאלית, מספר המולקולות הקרובות למהירות הוא תוצר של פונקציית התפלגות ההסתברות של המהירות כפול מרווח קטן של המהירות.
ניתן לחשב את היחס על ידי חלוקת מספר המולקולות הקרובות למהירויות הבודדות.
החלף את המונחים בפונקציית ההתפלגות מקסוול-בולצמן עבור מולקולות גז. ניתן לקבוע את היחס בין מספר המולקולות בעלות מהירויות בודדות.
נזכיר את משוואת המהירות השורש-ממוצעת-ריבועית ואת משוואת המהירות הסבירה ביותר עבור מולקולות גז. על ידי החלפת הערכים הידועים, ניתן לקבוע את מהירות השורש-ממוצע-ריבוע ואת המהירות הסבירה ביותר של הגז.

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הפצת מקסוול-בולצמן: פתרון בעיות

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	מולקולות בודדות בגז נעות בכיוונים אקראיים, אך לגז המכיל מולקולות רבות יש חלוקה צפויה של מהירויות מולקולריות, המכונה התפלגות מקסוול-בולצמן, f(v ). 

	פונקציית הפצה זו f(v) מוגדרת בכך שהמספר הצפוי N (v1,v2) של חלקיקים עם מהירויות בין v1 ו-v2 ניתן על ידי 

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	מכיוון שN הוא חסר מימד והיחידה של f(v) שניות למטר, ניתן לשנות את המשוואה בצורה בקלות לצורה דיפרנציאלית: 
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	חשבו על מדגם של גז חנקן בצילינדר עם מסה מולרית של 28.0 גרם/מול בטמפרטורת חדר של 27 °C. קבע את היחס בין מספר המולקולות עם מהירות קרובה מאוד ל-300 מ"ש למספר המולקולות במהירות הקרובה מאוד ל-100 מ"ש. 

	כדי לפתור את הבעיה, בדוק את המצב וזיהוי כמויות ידועות ולא ידועות. 

	שנית, המר את כל הערכים הידועים ליחידות SI מתאימות. לדוגמה, המירו את המשקל המולקולרי לקילוגרמים (ק"ג) ואת הטמפרטורה לקלווין (K). זכור את פונקציית ההתפלגות עבור משוואת המהירות. לבסוף, החלף את הערכים הידועים במשוואה כדי לקבוע את הכמות הלא ידועה. 
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מולקולות בודדות בגז נעות בכיוונים אקראיים, אך לגז המכיל מולקולות רבות יש התפלגות צפויה של מהירויות מולקולריות, אשר ...

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Unit 1

יחידה 1

The Kinetic Theory of Gases

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maxwell-boltzmann gas speed ratio

The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution describes how molecular speeds are spread in a gas. Even though individual molecules move in random directions, the whole gas has a predictable speed pattern. This distribution is written as f(v), where v is molecular speed.

The distribution function is used to find the expected number of particles with speeds between v1 and v2. Because N is dimensionless, f(v) has units of seconds per meter. The relationship can also be written in differential form for speed intervals that are very small.

A nitrogen gas sample in a cylinder gives a sample problem. The gas has a molar mass of 28.0 g/mol and a room temperature of 27 °C. The task is to find the ratio of molecules with speeds very close to 300 m/s to those with speeds very close to 100 m/s.

Solving the problem starts with identifying the known and unknown quantities. The next step is to convert the given values into SI units. That means changing the molar mass to kilograms and the temperature to kelvin. After that, the Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity equation is used, and the known values are substituted to calculate the ratio.

Maxwell-Boltzmann Gas Speed Ratio

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Molecular Speed Curves and Vapor Pressure

Molecular speed curves show how the speeds of gas particles are spread out at a given temperature. For a gas with many molecules, this spread is predictable even though each molecule moves randomly in direction and speed. The pattern is called the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. Liquids have a similar speed distribution, but it is not exactly the same as in gases. This difference helps explain boiling and vapor pressure. A molecule must reach at least a certain speed, v a, to escape from the...

maxwell-boltzmann distribution: problem solving

The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution describes how molecular speeds are spread in a gas. Even though individual molecules move in random directions, the whole gas has a predictable speed pattern. This distribution is written as f(v), where v is molecular speed. The distribution function is used to find the expected number of particles with speeds between v1 and v2. Because N is dimensionless, f(v) has units of seconds per meter. The relationship can also be written in differential form for speed...

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Gas collisions: path length and time

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Earth’s escape velocity is the speed an object needs to leave gravity behind. Near the top of the atmosphere, about 100 km above Earth, that speed is 11.1 km/s. Gas molecules can escape only if their speeds become high enough to reach that limit. The chance of escape depends on gas temperature and molecular speed. According to kinetic theory, the average kinetic energy of gas molecules is proportional to temperature. As temperature rises, the rms speed, or root-mean-square speed, also rises.

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Solve a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution problem for nitrogen gas by converting units, using the velocity equation, and comparing molecule speed ratios.

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