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A thermometer shows that the temperature of the air in a room has increased.Which type of energy has increased?

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Kinetic energy has increased.

The Kinetic Molecular Theory of gases states that the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas is directly proportional to its Kelvin temperature.

Thus, if the temperature of the air in a room has increased, the average kinetic energy of its molecules has increased.


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