The diameter of a nitrogen molecule is about 0.29 nm. In a tank of nitrogen at a pressure of 2.5 atm and temperature 273 K, what is the mean free path of a nitrogen molecule?

A. 39 nm
B. 56 nm
C. 177 nm
D. 125 nm


A. 39 nm

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