Mean and RMS velocity

Mean velocity of gas molecules :-

It is defined as arithmetical mean of the velocity of the gas molecules

From Maxwell’s Boltzmann : it can be shown that

Root mean square (R.M.S) velocity of gas molecules :-

It is defined as the square root of the mean of the square of velocity of the gas molecules.

 

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