What is the average speed (in MPH) of a typical water molecule?

Subject: What is the average speed (in MPH) of a typical water molecule?

Date: Tue Jul 3 19:26:37 2007
Posted by Bob
Grade level: undergrad School: Santa Fe Community College
City: Gainesville State/Province: Florida Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1183515997.Bc

Message:


Specifically, what would be a ballpark average speed in miles per hour of a 
typical water molecule in the cytoplasm of a human body cell (37 degrees C)?  
I am hoping to use this info to make the concept of osmosis and other similar 
processes more real to non-science majors in a college biology course.

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