In air under ordinary conditions (room temperature and atmospheric pressure), the average intermolecular distance is about 4

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In air under ordinary conditions (room temperature and atmospheric pressure), the average intermolecular distance is about 4 nm and the mean free path is about 0.1 μm. The diameter of a nitrogen molecule is about 0.3 nm. Which two distances should we compare to decide that air is dilute and can be treated as an ideal gas? Explain.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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