Chemistry A-Level
asymptotic tail
What asymptotic tail means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of asymptotic tail
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The long tail to the right that never touches the axis, because there is no upper limit to the energy a molecule can have.
Topics that use asymptotic tail
- Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- area beyond the activation energy
- most probable energy
- single crossing point
- area under the curve
- constant area under the curve
- mean energy
- peak lower and shifted right
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