mean free path
Chinese equivalent: 分子平均自由程
mean free path The average distance traveled by a gas molecule between successive collisions.
Syllabus path: Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
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mean free path The average distance traveled by a gas molecule between successive collisions.
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