Question

Question #a8902

Answer 1

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`.