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Pressure of ideal gas at constant volume is proportional to

  1. A force between the molecules
  2. B average potential energy of the molecules
  3. C total energy of the gas
  4. D average kinetic energy of the molecules
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(D) average kinetic energy of the molecules

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Gay Lussac's law states that the pressure of a
fixed mass of a gas at constant volume is directly proportional to the temperature.
i.e. \(p \propto T\)
or
\(p \propto \frac{1}{2} K_B T\)
Since kinetic energy of the molecules is directly proportional to the temperature.
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