It is called the root mean square of the velocity.
Temperature is a measurement of the kinetic energy of a system. It is expressed as
E=1/2mv2
where
E=energy
m=mass of the particles
v= the velocity of the particles.
Now it is understood that there will be a wide variance in the speed of all particles in the system but as we get only one temperature reading - that reading suggest a particular speed. This is where the word 'mean' comes from.
solving for v then gives
v=SQRT(2E/m)
Wouldn't it be nice if Wikianswers gave us more mathematical symbols to work with?
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Temperature.
Temperature
The average speed of the particles in a substance is the definition of temperature.
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Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Temperature is a measurement of the average speed of the particles in a substance.
Tempurature
Temperature.
Temperature
Temperature
"Temperature is a measure of the average energy of motion, of particles in matter. When particles of matter, whether in solids, liquids, gases, or elementary plasma's, move faster or have greater mass, they carry more kinetic energy, and the material appears warmer than a material with slower or less massive particles."Simply put, temperature is the measure of the average speed of particles in motion in a gas.
The average speed of the particles in a substance is the definition of temperature.