StoryQuest · Mission 026

Chemistry · Foundation

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Live relationshipKE=32kBTKE = \tfrac{3}{2}k_BT
Particle chamber. Chamber temperature at 140 K. Average kinetic energy 2.9 zJ, Detector threshold 6.21 zJ. Currently average kinetic energy is short by 3.312 zJ.PARTICLE CHAMBERTUNINGSEALED PARTICLE CHAMBER140 K

Average kinetic energy

2.9zJ

Detector threshold

6.21zJ

140 K

Particle chamber. Chamber temperature at 140 K. Average kinetic energy 2.9 zJ, Detector threshold 6.21 zJ. Currently average kinetic energy is short by 3.312 zJ.

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You arrive at a sealed sample chamber on a high-altitude balloon.

The detector only triggers when particles carry 6.21 zJ of average kinetic energy. The chamber temperature is set wrong and nothing registers.