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What will be the ratio of kinetic energies and rms speeds of a nitrogen molecule and a helium atom at the same temperature?

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Although a capacitor is basically an open circuit, there is an rms current in a circuit with an AC voltage applied to a capacitor.

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Since an AC voltage is applied, there is an rms current, but it is limited by the capacitor.

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To summarize, when dealing with AC, Ohm's law and the equations for power are completely analogous to those for DC, but rms and average values are used for AC.

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The distribution has a long tail, because a few molecules may go several times the rms speed.

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