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Calculate the average kind EE erage kinetic energy per molecule of CO2 when the gas is at glemperatus 50"C and pressure 2.00 atm. Molecular mass of CO2- 44

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Answer : The average kinetic energy per molecule is,
6.6861* 10^(-21)J

Explanation :

The formula for average kinetic energy per molecule is:


K.E=(3)/(2)kT

where,

k = Boltzmann’s constant =
1.38* 10^(-23)J/K

T = temperature =
50^oC=273+50=323K

Now put all the given values in the above average kinetic energy formula, we get:


K.E=(3)/(2)* (1.38* 10^(-23)J/K)* (323K)


K.E=6.6861* 10^(-21)J

Therefore, the average kinetic energy per molecule is,
6.6861* 10^(-21)J

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