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Consider an ideal gas confined to the cylinder with a fixed piston, on heating the gas, all the heat supplied increases

Correct answer: A. Kinetic energy of the molecules

  • A. Kinetic energy of the molecules
  • B. Potential Energy of the molecules
  • C. The intermolecular forces between gas molecules
  • D. The number of gas molecules

Explanation

For an ideal gas, the internal energy (U) is directly related to its temperature. Heating the gas increases its internal energy. The increase in internal energy results in a rise in the temperature of the gas

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