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The speed of gas particles is a function of the mass of the individual gas molecules and the (absolute) temperature. How "fast" they are therefore depends on how hot and heavy they are: hotter means faster and heavier means slower. (Technically, it's the root-mean-square speed that depends on those factors; an individual gas particle may be significantly faster or slower than the root-mean-square speed.)

Because "fast" is a relative term, an actual number may be helpful. Oxygen molecules at STP have an RMS velocity of around 460 meters per second. This is indeed pretty fast on a human scale; it's a little over a thousand miles per hour.

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