Oxygen Molecules Are 16 Times More Massive Than Hydrogen Molecules $1 / \sqrt { 2 }$

question 70

Multiple Choice

Oxygen molecules are 16 times more massive than hydrogen molecules. At a given temperature, how do their average molecular speeds compare? The oxygen molecules are moving

• A) four times faster than the hydrogen molecules.
• B) at 1/4 the speed of the hydrogen molecules.
• C) at 1/16 the speed of the hydrogen molecules.
• D) sixteen times faster than the hydrogen molecules.
• E) at \(1 / \sqrt { 2 }\) the speed of the hydrogen molecules.

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