Calculate the rms speed of nitrogen at STP (pressure = 1 atm and temperature = 0∘C). The density of nitrogen in these conditions is 1.25 kg m−3.
490 m/s
At STP, the pressure is 1.0×105 N m−2. The rms speed is
vrms=√3pρ
=√3×105Nm−21.25 kg m−3
=490 ms−1.