Why does the mean free path depend on the collisional cross section? Would an increase in number

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Why does the mean free path depend on the collisional cross section? Would an increase in number density, N̂ increase or decrease the mean free path?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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