.What is meant by mean free path?*1 pointa) It is the average distance a molecule travels without collidingb) Average distance between 2 moleculesc) Average distance traveled by a molecule before colliding with a wall of the containerd) Sum of distance traveled by all molecules
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.What is meant by mean free path?*1 pointa) It is the average distance a molecule travels without collidingb) Average distance between 2 moleculesc) Average distance traveled by a molecule before colliding with a wall of the containerd) Sum of distance traveled by all molecules
Solution
The mean free path refers to the average distance a molecule travels without colliding.
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