Desmos Maxwell Boltzmann Curves

Adjust atomic weight 1 to increase the weight, what happens to the shape of the blue curve?

• It broadens and flattens.

• The peak increases and the graph becomes more narrow.

What does that change in peak location indicate about the speed of the molecules?

• Heavier molecules move slower with smaller distribution of speed.

• Heavier molecules move faster with smaller distribution of speed.

• Heavier molecules move slower with larger distribution of speed.

Adjust atomic weight 1 to decrease the weight, what happens to the shape of the blue curve?

• It broadens and flattens

• The peak increases and the graph narrows

What does that change in peak location indicate about the speed of the molecules?

• Lighter molecules move slower with less distribution of speed.

• Lighter molecules move faster with more distribution of speed.

• Lighter molecules move faster with less distribution of speed.

Effects of Temperature:

Adjust Average Kelvin temperature 1 to increase the temperature (make sure the atomic weights are equal to each other), what happens to the shape of the blue curve?

• It broadens and flattens

• The peak decreases and approaches 0.

• The peak of the graph increases and narrows

What does that change in peak location indicate about the speed of the molecules?

• When molecules are at a higher temperature they move faster.

• When molecules are at a higher temperature they move slower

Adjust Average Kelvin temperature 1 to decrease the temperature (make sure the atomic weights are equal to each other), what happens to the shape of the blue curve?

• It broadens and flattens

• The peak increases and the graph narrows.

What does that change in peak location indicate about the speed of the molecules?

• When molecules are at a lower temperature they move slower.

• When molecules are at a lower temperature they move faster.