At sea level a nitrogen molecule in the air has an average translational KE of 6.2

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At sea level a nitrogen molecule in the air has an average translational KE of 6.2 × 10−21 J. Its mass is 4.7 × 10−26 kg. 

(a) If such a molecule could shoot straight up without striking other air molecules, how high would it rise? 

(b) What is that molecule’s initial upward speed?

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