Oxygen molecules are 16 times more massive than hydrogen molecules. At a given temperature, how do their average molecular speeds compare? The oxygen molecules are moving
A) 16 times faster.
B) at 1/4 the speed.
C) 4 times faster.
D) the same as the hydrogen molecules.
E) at 1/16 the speed.
B
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