Task id12700

Task id12700

In a cylinder filled with gas (Fig. 45), the piston moves with speed u. Determine the fraction of energy lost by a molecule whose velocity is perpendicular to the surface of the piston when it collides with the piston. The speed of the molecule is v (v>>u). The collision of a molecule with a piston is considered to be absolutely elastic,

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