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What is mean by Mean Free Path ?

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The average distance travelled by a gas molecule is known as mean free path. Let λ1, λ2, λ3 ......... λn be the distance travelled by a gas molecule during n collisions respectively, then the mean free path of a gas molecule is given by 

where d = Diameter of the molecule, n = Number of molecules per unit volume.

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