The pressure exerted by an ideal gas at a particular temperature is directly proportional to

  • A
    the mean speed of the gas molecules.
  • B
    mean of the square of the speed of the gas molecules.
  • C
    the square of the mean speed of the gas molecules.
  • D
    the root mean square speed of the gas molecules.

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