Easy TRUE_FALSE +2 / -1

The mean free path increases as the number density of gas molecules decreases.

Answer FALSE

Solution

$\lambda \propto 1/n$: lower density ⇒ longer free path.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Kinetic Theory of Gases · Topic: Mean Free Path

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