Kinetic energy of molecules is directly proportional to
a. Temperature b. Pressure
c. Both a and b d. Atmospheric pressure

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Dear Student, Answer is a) Temperature. Reason: Kinetic energy per molecule is given by (3/2)kT, here k is Boltzmann constant and T is absolute temperature. Regards

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Kinetic energy of molecules is directly proportional to a. Temperature b. Pressure c. Both a and b d. Atmospheric pressure

Dear Student, Answer is a) Temperature. Reason: Kinetic energy per molecule is given by (3/2)kT, here k is Boltzmann constant and T is absolute temperature. Regards

Kinetic energy of molecules is directly proportional to
a. Temperature b. Pressure
c. Both a and b d. Atmospheric pressure