Heat and Thermodynamics

Question

What will be the average value of energy for a monoatomic gas in thermal equilibrium at temperature T?

Accepted Answer

Option A. For a monoatomic ideal gas, the average kinetic energy per molecule is determined by the equipartition theorem. This theorem states that the energy is equally distributed among all the available degrees of freedom.

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