Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

Concept — Statistical distribution of molecular speeds in a gas.

Present in chapters

09

Linked atoms

7 linked atoms.

09 Teoria cinetica dei gas

• Worked example — Escape of hydrogen from the ionosphere
• The speed distribution
• The three characteristic speeds
• Problem — Isothermal barometric distribution
• Problem — Speed distribution: hydrogen or oxygen
• Problem — Maxwell-Boltzmann at two temperatures
• Problem — Why the atmosphere has no helium