Chapter 41 of 2363 min read
Mean free path
Why this is asked: Mean free path depends on the number density of molecules, hence inversely on pressure at fixed temperature, not on molecular speed — doubling pressure at constant T halves it, but raising T at constant volume leaves it unchanged.
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