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This item is a simulation of the Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution. A group of particles is launched with the same speed inside a container. Once the particles collide with the walls of the container the speeds become randomized and the simulation represents the random motion of gas molecules contained a box. The user can view instantaneous particle velocities as well as a histogram that clearly shows the distribution curve. Related context-rich tutorial questions ask the user to think about the average particle speed, peak of the distribution curve, and how they relate.
This page is part of a collection of Javascript applets with tutorial questions designed for students of undergraduate physics.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7516">Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation. September 1, 2006.</a>
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K. Forinash, (2003), WWW Document, (https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html).
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K. Forinash, Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation (2003), <https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html>.
APA Format
Forinash, K. (2006, September 1). Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html
Chicago Format
Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation. September 1, 2006. https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation. 2003. 1 Sep. 2006. 1 May 2025 <https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html>.
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@misc{
Author = "Kyle Forinash",
Title = {Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {September 1, 2006},
Year = {2003}
}
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%A Kyle Forinash %T Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation %D September 1, 2006 %U https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html %O application/javascript
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%0 Electronic Source %A Forinash, Kyle %D September 1, 2006 %T Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Simulation %V 2025 %N 1 May 2025 %8 September 1, 2006 %9 application/javascript %U https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/mbspeed.html Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Thermodynamic Simulations
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