Gas molecules of different masses in the same container have the same average transnational kinetic energy which is directly proportional to their_____________?
Correct answer: C. absolute temperature
- A. volume
- B. pressure
- C. absolute temperature
- D. time
Explanation
The average translational kinetic energy of a molecule is (3/2)kT, where k = 1.38 x 10^-23 J K^-1 and T is absolute temperature in kelvin. It therefore depends on absolute temperature, not molecular mass, so gases at the same temperature have the same average translational kinetic energy. The likely trap is choosing b because pressure is related to molecular motion, but pressure also depends on number density and volume.
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