Four rigid tanks each contain a different noble gas at the same temperature and pressure

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Problem

Four rigid tanks each contain a different noble gas at the same temperature and pressure. The gases are xenon, krypton, neon, and helium. Which gas’s atoms have the greatest root-mean-square speed? (a) Xenon (b) All four gases have the same vrmsv_{\text{rms}} (c) Helium (d) Neon

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