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Two ideal gases, A and B, are at the same temperature. If the
molecular mass of the molecules in gas A is twice that of the
molecules in gas B, the molecules’ root-mean-square speed is
(a) the same in both gases. (d) twice as great in B.
(b) twice as great in A. (e) 1.4 times greater in B.
(c) 1.4 times greater in A
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