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Bess [88]
3 years ago
11

For a molecule of O2 at room temperature (300 K), calculate the average angular velocity for rotations about the x or y axes. Th

e distance between the O atoms in the molecule is 0.121 nm.
Physics
1 answer:
Ksivusya [100]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: 6.65 rad/s

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to know that according the kinetic theory of gases, the average kinetic energy KE of a molecule with i degrees of freedom is:

KE=\frac{i}{2}kT (1)

Where:

i=5 because oxigen is a diatomic molecule and has 5 degrees of freedom

k=1.38064852 (10)^{-23} \frac{m^{2}kg}{s^{2}K} is the Boltzman constant

T=300 K is the temperature

Then:

KE=\frac{5}{2}(1.38064852 (10)^{-23} \frac{m^{2}kg}{s^{2}K})(300 K) (2)

KE=1.035 (10)^{-20} \frac{m^{2}kg}{s^{2}} (3) With this value of average kinetic energy we can find the average angular velocity, with the following equation:

KE=\frac{1}{2}I \omega^{2} (4)

Where:

I is the moment of inertia

\omega is the angular velocity

Now, I=m R^{2} (5)

Being m=31.98 g/mol=0.03198 kg/mol the molar mass of Oxigen molecule and R=0.121(10)^{-9}m the distance between atoms

I=(0.03198 kg/mol)(0.121(10)^{-9}m)^{2} (6)

I=4.682(10)^{-22} \frac{kg}{mol} m^{2} (7)

Substituting (7) and (3) in (4):

1.035 (10)^{-20} \frac{m^{2}kg}{s^{2}}=\frac{1}{2} (4.682(10)^{-22} \frac{kg}{mol} m^{2}) \omega^{2} (8)

Finding \omega:

\omega=6.65 rad/s (9) This is the average angular velocity for a molecule of O2

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