Relationship Between Temperature and Average Translational Kinetic Energy
Formula: k = (1)/(2) m v² = (3)/(2) k B T Applicable conditions: Ideal gas, equilibrium state. Explanation: This formula reveals the microscopic meaning of tem…
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Formula: k = (1)/(2) m v² = (3)/(2) k B T Applicable conditions: Ideal gas, equilibrium state. Explanation: This formula reveals the microscopic meaning of temperature: temperature is a measure of the average translational kinetic energy of molecules. k is the average translational kinetic energy per molecule, k B is Boltzmann constant, T is thermodynamic temperature.
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