JEE MainPhysicsKinetic Theory of Gases
An ideal gas is confined in a container of volume V at a pressure P . If the total number of gas molecules in the container is N , the average translational kinetic energy of a single molecule is given by:
Options
- A3 2 PV
- BPV N
- C3PV 2N
- D2PV 3N
Correct answer
C. 3PV 2N
Step-by-step solution
The ideal gas equation in terms of the number of molecules N is given by: PV = NkT where k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the absolute temperature. From this, we can write: kT = PV N The average translational kinetic energy of a single gas molecule is given by: E = 3 2 kT Substituting the value of kT from the ideal gas equation, we get: E = 3 2 ( PV N ) = 3PV 2N Answer: 3PV 2N