Ok help me with this please.....
I found that the deBroglie wave length of an oxygen molecule at room temp is 2.59 x 10^-11 m. The question I can't answer is as follows:
Compare this to the average distance between oxygen molecules in a gas at 1 bar at room temp and from this comparison would you think that an oxygen molecule under those conditions acts as a classical particle or a quantum mechnical wave/particle?
Please help!!
2007-01-31 13:02:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of gaseous substance under ordinary conditions of temperature of pressure about 2.7 x 1019 molecules. This is usually known as "Loschmidt's Constant. Therefore the average distance between molecules =(1./2.7x1019)^.333 which is much greater than 10^-11 so it will behave like a classical particle
2007-01-31 19:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋