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  4. Assertion: In Maxwell— Boltzmann distribution of speeds, the curve broadens at higher temperature. Reason: At a particular temperature, the individual speed of molecules as well as the distribution of speeds remains the same.

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Q. Assertion: In Maxwell— Boltzmann distribution of speeds, the curve broadens at higher temperature.
Reason: At a particular temperature, the individual speed of molecules as well as the distribution of speeds remains the same.

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Solution:

Speed distribution curve broadens at higher temperature because number of molecules moving at higher speed increases. At a particular temperature, the individual speed of molecules keeps changing but the distribution of speeds remains same.