The internal energy of a fixed case of an ideal gas depends on:
Correct answer: B. Temperature, but not pressure or volume
- A. Pressure, but not volume or temperature
- B. Temperature, but not pressure or volume
- C. Volume, but not pressure or temperature
- D. Pressure and temperature, but not volume
Explanation
For an ideal gas the internal energy is purely the kinetic energy of its molecules, and that depends only on absolute temperature. Pressure and volume may be changed in any way at all: so long as the temperature is unchanged, the internal energy is unchanged.
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