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What is the average kinetic energy of 1 mole of a gas that is at 100 degrees Celsius?

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To simplify our solutions, we have to assume that the gas we are referring is ideal. The kinetic energy of of ideal gas is a funtion of moles and temperature only.
KE = (3/2)(nRT)
= (3/2)(1mol)(8.314J/molK)(100+273.15) = 4204.6J
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