Question
What is the temperature of an ideal gas whose molecules have an average translational kinetic energy of 3.90 10-20 J?
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Answers
Damon
(1/2) m v^2 average = (3/2) k T
k = R/Avagadro's number
= 1.38*10^-23 joules/molecule deg K
3.9 *10^-20 = 1.5 (1.38*10^-23) T
T = 188 K
k = R/Avagadro's number
= 1.38*10^-23 joules/molecule deg K
3.9 *10^-20 = 1.5 (1.38*10^-23) T
T = 188 K