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The respective speeds of five molecules are 2,1.5,1.6,1.6 and 1.2 km/sec. The most probable speed in km/sec will be

A

`2`

B

`1.58`

C

`1.6`

D

`1.31`

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C
Since maximum number of molecules travel with speed `1.6 km//s` so `v_("mp") = 1.6 km//s`
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