Title: speed distribution function
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - speed distribution function
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05853
Status: current

Definition
Probability density of finding a particle with speed within an interval between \(c\) and \(c+\mathrm{d}c\).

Related Term
- Probability density: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04856

Source
- Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 39 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)

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Citation: Citation: 'speed distribution function' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05853
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