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Write one or two sentences to compare the internal energy of a molecular gas with the internal energy of a monatomic gas.

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The internal energy of a gas made up of single atoms (monatomic gas) is eqaul to the translational kinetic energy of a molecule the gas. The internal energy of a molecular gas, however, the internal energy has more contributions.
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