maxwell boltzmann distribution Flashcards
1
Q
why should the distribution curve goes through the origin?
A
no molecules with no energy
2
Q
what is the Emp?
A
most probable energy
3
Q
what does area under the curve mean?
A
total number of particles
4
Q
does the curve meet the x-axis? why?
A
no, since there is no maximum energy for particles
5
Q
what does particles has energy > Ea mean?
A
successful collisions (depending on orientation)
6
Q
what does increasing temperature change in a maxwell boltzmann distribution curve?
(Emp, mean, num. of molecules, curve, num. of collisions)
A
- Emp and mean shifts to higher energy
- number of molecules with those energies decrease
- distribution curve shifts towards more molecules with higher energies
- more particles with energy > Ea so therefore more successful collisions
