Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

What will be the average value of energy along one degree of freedom for an ideal gas in thermal equilibrium at a temperature T? (kB is Boltzmann constant)

  1. A ${1 \over 2}{k_B}T$ Correct answer
  2. B ${2 \over 3}{k_B}T$
  3. C ${3 \over 2}{k_B}T$
  4. D ${k_B}T$

Solution

Energy associated with each digress of freedom is ${1 \over 2}{k_B}T$.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Thermodynamics · Topic: Zeroth and First Law

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