Molecular Speeds: 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. four times faster than the hydrogen molecules.
B. at 1/4 the speed of the hydrogen molecules.
C. sixteen times faster than the hydrogen molecules.
D. at 1/16 the speed of the hydrogen molecules.
E. at 1/
the speed of the hydrogen molecules.
Answer: B
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