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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

According to kinetic theory gases, for a diatomic molecular a. the pressure exerted by the gas is proportional to mean velocity of the molecule b. the pressure exerted by the gas is proportional to the root mean velocity of the molecule c. the root mean square velocity of the molecule is inversely proportional to the temperature d. the mean translational kinetic energy of the molecule is proportional to the absolute temperature

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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12 Years ago
Sol. The mean translational kinetic energy (∈) of an ideal gas is ∈ = 3/2 kBT ; T = Absolute temperature. ie, ∈ ∝ T