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Kinetic Theory of Gases

At what temperature will the rms speed of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth’s atmosphere ? (Given : –26 Mass of oxygen molecule (m) = 2·76 x 10−2610^{-26} kg Boltzmann’s constant kBk_B = 1·38 x 10−2310^{-23} JK−1JK^{-1})

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