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IN CHAFFER 3, WE SAW HOW THE TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY of the molecules in an ideal gas determines the macroscopic pressure P and temperature T of the gas. And how at equilibrium at temperatures that are not too low, the molecular velocities and speeds are distributed. Furthermore, we saw how molecules are distributed on the average in a potential field. The results are summarized in the Boltzmann-Maxwell distribution law.
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Duffey, G.H. (2000). Statistical Thermodynamics. In: Modern Physical Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4297-1_17
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