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Maxwell speed distribution is:

ARight-skewed bell with peak at v_mp; tail at high v
BUniform
CGaussian symmetric
DLinear
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Right-skewed bell with peak at v_mp; tail at high v
**Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution:** f(v) ∝ v² exp(-mv²/2kT). Right-skewed. Peak at v_mp = sqrt(2kT/m). Higher T → broader distribution, peak shifts to higher v.
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