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Morgan
Oct 29, 2017

The relationship between absolute temperature and the kinetic energy contained in each molecule of an ideal gas.

Explanation:

Boltzmann’s constant, named for Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, defines the relationship between absolute temperature and the kinetic energy contained in each molecule of an ideal gas.

Generally, the average energy of a gas molecule is directly proportional to the absolute temperature (measured from absolute 0 according to the Kelvin scale); as the temperature increases, the kinetic energy per molecule also increases.

  • #< E > =3/2NkT#

The value of Boltzmann’s constant, symbolized #k# or #k_b#, is given as #~~1.3807xx10^(-23)J//K#.

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