Maxwell: Boltzmann Distribution Pogil Answer Key Extension Questions

Temperature is a direct measure of the average kinetic energy of gas particles.

Before answering the extension questions, have students complete this quick reasoning table. This forces them to process the relationships (Kinetic Energy $\propto$ Temperature; $v_rms \propto \frac1\sqrtM$). Temperature is a direct measure of the average

), the distribution curve would theoretically look like a single vertical line or a point at the origin ( $v_rms \propto \frac1\sqrtM$). )