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The escape velocity from the Moon is much smaller than from Earth and is only 2.38 km / s. At what temperature would hydrogen molecules( molecular mass is equal to 2.01 g/mol ) have an average velocity v_rms equal to the moon's escape velocity?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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