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Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution
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At a fixed temperature, a gas sample's molecular speeds spread across a range, peaking at a most-probable speed, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.
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Raising the temperature shifts this distribution toward higher speeds and flattens its peak.
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Not every molecule moves at the average speed — the distribution's whole shape, not one number, describes the gas.
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