Q. The gases carbon-monoxide (CO) and nitrogen at the same temperature have kinetic energies $E_{1}\ and\ E_{2}$ respectively. Then
A) $E_{1} = E_{2}$
B) $E_{1} > E_{2}$
C) $E_{1} < E_{2}$
D) $E_{1}\ $and$\ E_{2}$ cannot be compared
Explanation
(a) The gases carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen ($N_{2})$ are diatomic, so both have equal kinetic energy $\frac{5}{2}kT,\ ie.E_{1} = E_{2}$.
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