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Select the incorrect statement about Maxwell's speed distribution
  • A
    The distribution function depends only on the absolute temperature
  • B$V_{ ms } > V_{a v} > V_{m p}$
  • C
    The area under the distribution curve gives total number of molecules of the gas
  • D
    The distribution curve is symmetric about the most probable speed
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