Ideal monatomic gas A is composed of molecules with mass m while ideal monatomic gas B is composed of molecules with mass 4m. The average molecular speeds are the same if the ratio of the temperatures TA/TB is:

A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 1
D. 2
E. 4


Ans: A. 1/4

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