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A molecule of mass m hits a wall at right angles with the velocity component vx and bounces back elastically. The change in the momentum of the molecule is
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High School (11–12)
Heat & Thermodynamics › Kinetic Theory of Gases
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A molecule of mass
m
m
m
hits a wall at right angles with the velocity component
v
x
v_x
v
x
and bounces back elastically. The change in the momentum of the molecule is
m
v
x
mv_x
m
v
x
, away from the wall
2
m
v
x
2mv_x
2
m
v
x
, away from the wall
2
m
v
x
2mv_x
2
m
v
x
, toward the wall
zero, because the speed is the same
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