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Gas molecule speed d<strong>is</strong>tribution<br />
P<br />
Derived from kinetic gas theory<br />
() v<br />
⎡<br />
= 4π<br />
⎢<br />
⎣<br />
m<br />
2πkT<br />
⎤<br />
⎥<br />
⎦<br />
3<br />
2<br />
v<br />
2<br />
e<br />
−mv<br />
v = gas molecule speed<br />
m = gas molecule mass<br />
k = Boltzmann’s constant<br />
2<br />
2kT