A Plot of the Maxwell Distribution for the Same Gas

question 77

Multiple Choice

A plot of the Maxwell distribution for the same gas against temperature shows that

• A) at high temperatures, most molecules have speeds close to their average speed.
• B) as the temperature increases, a high proportion of molecules have very slow speeds.
• C) as the temperature decreases, the spread of speeds widens.
• D) as the temperature decreases, a high proportion of molecules have very high speeds.
• E) at low temperatures, most molecules have speeds close to their average speed.

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