Consider a container in which there are N molecules of an ideal gas at a temperature, T .
a. a Do all the molecules have the same amount of kinetic energy?
b. b So, do all the molecules have the same speed?
c. c Sketch a graph of how the number of molecules with a particular speed varies with the speed of the molecule.
d. d Add another line/curve to show the distribution of speeds if the temperature of the gas in the container is larger.
e. e What name is usually given to distributions of this kind?