BRAINCAKEMaxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Curve
The molecules in a gas do not all have the same energy. At any moment, a few are moving slowly, most have a moderate energy, and a few have a very high energy. The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is a graph showing how the energies of the molecules in a sample of gas are spread out at a given temperature.
Key features of the curve:
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