Derive an expression for the pressure exerted on a wall by an ideal gas in terms of…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

Derive an expression for the pressure

P

exerted on a wall by an ideal gas in terms of the particle number density

n

, the particle mass

m

, and the mean square speed

\langle v^{2}\rangle

of the particles. State the final expression.