"Which is why," Mya says, "a small fever can help you fight infection faster. And why a few degrees of global warming can radically speed up chemical reactions in the atmosphere."
"And fewer very slow ones," adds Carlos dreamily. "The slow ones got promoted." maxwell boltzmann distribution pogil
At room temperature, a tiny sliver of the curve's tail lies beyond . Very few spores eat. They are hungry. "Which is why," Mya says, "a small fever
Mya nods. "You are seeing the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. The most probable speed is the peak. The average speed is a bit to the right of the peak. And the root-mean-square speed is further right still." Very few spores eat
Berta taps the slate. A new graph overlays the old one. This new curve is flatter and wider. The peak has shifted to the right (higher speed), but it is lower in height. And the long tail on the right—the "fast spore" tail—is now longer and fatter.
"Correct," Mya hums. "Even in stillness, there is motion."
"Run the simulation again, Berta."
