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21. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases / Speed Distribution of Ideal Gases / Problem 18
Problem 18

In a research laboratory, scientists are studying the distribution of particle velocities in a gas sample. The distribution function 𝑓(𝑣) for the velocity 𝑣 of particles is given by the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution f(v)=4πN(m2πkT)3/2v2emv22kTf(v)=4 \(\pi\) N\(\left\)(\(\frac{m}{2 \pi k T}\]\right\))^{3 / 2} v^{2} e^{-\(\frac{m v^{2}\)}{2 k T}} . Using this distribution function, calculate the value of the integral 0f(v)dv\(\int\)_{0}^{\(\infty\)} f(v) d v.