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mean translational kinetic energy

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The mean translational kinetic energy is a result from the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution and is given by

1 2 Kavg = 2-mv rms
(1)

A more useful form of this equation is in terms of temperature. Temperature is brought in through the root mean square speed derived in the kinetic thoery of gases

∘ ----- 3RT-- vrms = M
(2)

where R is the gas constand

R = 8.31[---J----] mol ∗ K
(3)

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Other names:  average translational kinetic energy

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Physics Classification: 05.20.Dd (Kinetic theory )

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