Internal Energy
 

Internal Energy problem 7


A sealed container of fixed volume contains molecules, each of mass , of an ideal gas at pressure .


  • State an expression, in terms of , , and the Boltzmann constant , for the thermodynamic temperature of the gas.


  • Show that the mean translational kinetic energy of a molecule of the gas is given by




  • Explain why the internal energy of the gas is equal to the total kinetic energy of the molecules.


 

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