You have two flasks of equal volume. Flask A contains H₂ at 0°C and 1 atm pressure. Flask B contains CO2 gas at 25°C and 2 atm pressure. a Which of these two gases has the greater average kinetic energy per molecule? Flask A Flask B

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You have two flasks of equal volume. Flask A contains H₂ at
0°C and 1 atm pressure. Flask B contains CO2 gas at 25°C
and 2 atm pressure.
a Which of these two gases has the greater average kinetic
energy per molecule?
Flask A
Flask B
O
Transcribed Image Text:You have two flasks of equal volume. Flask A contains H₂ at 0°C and 1 atm pressure. Flask B contains CO2 gas at 25°C and 2 atm pressure. a Which of these two gases has the greater average kinetic energy per molecule? Flask A Flask B O
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The average kinetic energy of a molecule :

 K =  3/ 2 kb  T .

K= average kinetic energy

k= Boltzmann constant

T= absolute temperature

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