How fast do you think the air particles in this room are moving compared to a car going 50 mph (about 22m/s)? Put your answer is

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3 years ago

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in the form, 'a molecule travels ___ as fast as a car"

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Minchanka [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-30T11:44:59+03:00

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The average molecule of air is moving at speed of 500 m /s and thus

speed of air particle = 500 m /s

speed of car = 22 m /s

Whereas, the speed of molecule /speed of car = 500 /22 = 22.72

Thus, molecule travel at 22.72 times faster than speed of car.