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KCET · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

The mean energy of a molecule of an ideal gas is

  1. A \(2 \mathrm{KT}\)
  2. B \( \frac{3}{2} \mathrm{KT} \)
  3. C KT
  4. D \( \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{KT} \)
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(B) \( \frac{3}{2} \mathrm{KT} \)

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The mean energy of a molecule of an ideal gas depends on its temperature. It is described as
\( K=\frac{3}{2} k_{B} T \)
where \( k_{B} \) is Boltzmann's constant; \( \mathrm{T} \) is temperature; \( \mathrm{K} \) is mean energy per molecule of gas.