Chemistry A-Level
mean energy
What mean energy means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of mean energy
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The average energy, which sits slightly to the right of the peak because the tail drags the average up.
Topics that use mean energy
- Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- area beyond the activation energy
- asymptotic tail
- most probable energy
- single crossing point
- area under the curve
- constant area under the curve
- peak lower and shifted right
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