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[UPSC CSE 1997] Thermodynamics (Q167, 20M)
Show the distribution of velocities for temperatures \text{T}_1, \text{T}_2 and \text{T}_3 (\text{T}_1 > \text{T}_2 > \text{T}_3) of gas molecules according to the Maxwell-Boltzmann law. Using this law prove that the most probable velocity is \sqrt{2/3} times the root-mean-square velocity.
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