An ideal gas is heated from 300 K to 600 K. The average kinetic energy of its molecules is multiplied by:

  1. 2
  2. 0.5
  3. 4
  4. 1.41
Answer

A) 2

barEk propto T, so the factor is 600300 = 2. SLO P-11-C-02 · Understanding

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