Q. The temperature of a gas is -68$℃$. At what temperature will the average kinetic energy of its molecules be twice that of at -68$℃$?

A) $137℃$
B) 127$℃$
C) 100$℃$
D) 105$℃$
Explanation

(a) Average kinetic theory of one molecule is
$E = \frac{3}{2}kT$
where $k$ is Boltzmann constant and $T$ the absolute temperature.
Given, $T_{1} = - 68℃ = 273 - 68 = 205\ K,\ $
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ E_{1} = E,\ \ E_{2} = 2E$
$\therefore\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{E_{1}}{E_{2}} = \frac{T_{1}}{T_{2}}\ \ $
$\Rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ T_{2} = \frac{T_{1}E_{2}}{E_{1}}$
$\therefore\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ T_{2} = \frac{205 \times 2E}{E} = 410\ K$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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