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Chapter 3: Q14DQ (page 609)

The temperature of an ideal gas is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of its molecules. If a container of ideal gas is moving past you at , is the temperature of the gas higher than if the container was at rest? Explain your reasoning.

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Temperature will not Change when the particle is at rest because Average kinetic energy does not depend on velocity of particle

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Determine Average kinetic energy of molecule moving at when it is at rest

Average kinetic energy of molecule means we have lots of moving particles and to calculate the Average kinetic energy of all these molecule because each molecule has its own kinetic energy.So according to kinetic molecular model of an ideal gas theAveragekinetic energy of molecule is given as

so the depends o thetemperatureof the particlethatwill not change when all the gaas move as one element in thecontainer.So theAveragekineticenergy isfor the particle of gas not thecontainerand therefore thetemperaturewill not change

Therefore the Temperature will not Change when the particle is at rest because Average kinetic energy does not depend on velocity of particle

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