There is no atmosphere on the Moon because its escape velocity is less than the root mean square velocity of atoms. This means that gas molecules on the Moon can easily escape into space due to insufficient gravitational pull, resulting ...
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The reason for there being no atmosphere on the Moon is escape velocity of gas molecules. The escape velocity of gas molecules on it is less than their root means square velocity.