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A gas, not necessarily in thermal equilibrium, consists of N particles, the speed distribution is not...

A gas, not necessarily in thermal equilibrium, consists of N particles, the speed distribution is not necessarily Maxwellian.

(a) Show that Vrms≥Vaverage regardless of the distribution of speeds.

(b) What would the equality hold?

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