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Figure CQ10.9 shows Maxwell speed distributions for three different samples of oxygen (O2) gas. (a) Is the temperature of sample B greater than, less than, or equal to the temperature of sample A? (b) Is the temperature of sample C greater than, less than, or equal to the temperature of sample A?

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B
100
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1 500
v (m/s)
1 000
3 000
500
2 000
2 500
Figure CQ10.9
Ng (molecules/m/s)
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