Use the following to answer the question: -The figure shows the distribution of the molecular speeds of a gas for two different temperatures. A)The curve labeled T₁ represents the distribution for the higher temperature molecules. B)The point labeled "1" corresponds to the maximum speed of the molecules whose temperature is T₁. C)The point labeled "2" corresponds to the maximum speed of the molecules whose temperature is T₁. D)The point labeled "3" corresponds to the average speed of the molecules whose temperature is T₁. E)None of these is correct.

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The curve labeled T₁ represents the distribution for the higher temperature molecules. The point labeled "1" corresponds to the most probable speed of the molecules whose temperature is T₁, which is also the maximum speed. The point labeled "2" corresponds to the most probable speed of the molecules whose temperature is TS2U2B11S2U2B0, which is lower than the maximum speed of T₁. The point labeled "3" corresponds to the most probable speed, which is not the average speed, of the molecules whose temperature is T₁. Therefore, the only correct choice is B.

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