Practicing Success
The average thermal energy for a mono-atomic gas is : (kB is Boltzmann constant and T, absolute temperature)
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\(\frac{5}{2} K_B\) T \(\frac{7}{2} K_B\) T \(\frac{1}{2} K_B\) T \(\frac{3}{2} K_B\) T |
\(\frac{3}{2} K_B\) T |
Degree of freedom for monoatomic gas = 3 ∴ Kinetic Energy = \(\frac{3}{2} K_B\) T |