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At what temperature will the average velocity of oxygen molecules be sufficient so as to escape from the earth ? Escape velocity of earth is `11.0 kms^(-1)` and mass of one molecule of oxygen is `5.34xx10^(-26)` kg. Boltzmann constant `=1.38xx10^(-23) " J molecule"^(-1) K^(-1)` .

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