//Example 13.10 T=20;//Temperature (C) T=T+273;//Temperature (K) k=1.38*10^-23;//Boltzmann constant (J/K) KE=3/2*k*T;//Kinetic energy (J) printf('a.Average kinetic energy of the gas molecule = %0.2e J',KE) M=2*14.0067*10^-3;//Molecular mass of nitrogen N2 (kg/mol) N_A=6.02*10^23;//Avogadro's number (mol^-1) m=M/N_A;//Mass of nitrogen molecule (kg) v_rms=sqrt(3*k*T/m);//RMS speed (m/s) printf('\nb.RMS speed of the nitrogen molecule = %0.1f m/s',v_rms) //Answer varies due to round off error //Openstax - College Physics //Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest