Figure out the significance of parameters m,k in the Maxwell Boltzmann function. Re-write the Maxwell Boltzmann function in terms of R and M, where M is the molar mass of the gas.
The Maxwell Boltzmann function is
In this function, is the mass of each particle(could be either gas atom or molecule).
and is the Boltzmann constant which relates the average kinetic energy of particles in a gas with the temperature of the gas.
Molar mass is defined as the mass of 1 mole of gas. And 1 mole of gas Avogadro number of particles. Therefore the molar mass, M and mass of a single particle is related as follows
where is the Avogadro number
The Maxwell Boltzmann function can be rewritten as
where we have multiplied and divided the factors by Avogardo number.
Now use where M is the molar mass
and where R is the molar gas constant. Therefore the function becomes
This is the Maxwell Boltzmann function in terms of R and M.
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