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Kinetic Theory of Gases

OCR A-level PhysicsGasesLesson 5 of 5

The molecules of an ideal gas have a range of speeds. When an individual molecule collides with another one its speed and direction changes, but as long as the temperature is constant, the distribution of speeds remains the same.

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