If the temperature of a gas is increased from 300 K to 600 K, how does the RMS speed change?

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If the temperature of a gas is increased from 300 K to 600 K, how does the RMS speed change?
  1. It doubles
  2. It increases by sqrt(2)
  3. It increases by sqrt(3)
  4. It remains the same

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Q: If the temperature of a gas is increased from 300 K to 600 K, how does the RMS speed change?
Solution: RMS speed is proportional to the square root of temperature. Increasing from 300 K to 600 K increases the speed by sqrt(2).
Steps: 6

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