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Chemistry — Plot: Maxwell–Boltzmann

Molecular speed distribution at two temperatures.

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    {"type":"scatter","mode":"lines","name":"lower T","line":{"color":"#0ea5e9","width":3},
     "x":[0,200,400,600,800,1000,1200,1400,1600,1800,2000],
     "y":[0,0.40,0.90,1.00,0.85,0.60,0.38,0.22,0.12,0.06,0.03]},
    {"type":"scatter","mode":"lines","name":"higher T","line":{"color":"#dc2626","width":3},
     "x":[0,200,400,600,800,1000,1200,1400,1600,1800,2000],
     "y":[0,0.15,0.40,0.60,0.72,0.75,0.70,0.60,0.48,0.36,0.26]}
  ],
  "layout": {"title":"Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution","xaxis":{"title":"speed (m/s)"},"yaxis":{"title":"fraction of molecules"}}
}