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Statistical Mechanics/Ideal Gas

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Consider an ensemble of molecules. Take a particular molecule, while the others form a heat reservoir at temperature T. The energy(E)is kinetic = p2/2m = 1/2mv2,

P(E) α e-βE α e-β(p2/2m)

The probability that the molecule lies between r and r+