Would a nitrogen atom in Venus's atmosphere, whose temperature is 740 K, eventually es-cape into outer space? Note that a nitrogen atom has a mass that is 14 times that of a hydro-gen atom. Recall that atoms eventually will escape if their average velocity is greater than 1/6 times the escape velocity of the planet. The escape velocity of Venus is 10 km/s. For comparison, a hydrogen atom has an average velocity of 2.5 km/s at a temperature of 300 K.
a. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 0.4 km/s, and nitrogen does not escape.
b. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 1.0 km/s, and nitrogen does not escape.
c. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 1.0 km/s, and nitrogen escapes.
d. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 4.5 km/s, and nitrogen does not escape.
e. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 4.5 km/s, and nitrogen escapes.
b. The average velocity of nitrogen atoms is 1.0 km/s, and nitrogen does not escape.
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