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At 80 K, the particles of a gas have:

A) twice the average kinetic energy of the same particles at 40K.
B) half the average kinetic energy of the same particles at 40K.
C) one-fourth the average kinetic energy of the same particles at 20K.
D) None of these

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Answer A: twice the average kinetic energy of the same particles at 40K

As the temperature increases, the particles move more faster, thus they have more kinetic energy.
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