Sunday, 21 August 2016

Why is the speed of ideal gases mass dependent while the kinetic energy is not?


The rms speed of an ideal gas is $v_{\text{rms}}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M} }$ and the kinetic energy is $E_\text{k} = \frac32RT$. From this, it is concluded that the speed is mass dependent, while the kinetic energy isn't.


This doesn't make sense to me. I know the speed and kinetic energy for things other than ideal gases are surely mass dependent. The heavier an object is, the slower it is and will have a bigger kinetic energy. Why isn't this true for ideal gases?




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