show that the average ke of a gas molecule is directly proportional to the temperature of the gas. hence give the kinetic interpretation of the temperature.

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$T h e a v e r a g e k i n e t i c e n e r g y o f m o l e c u l e s d e p e n d s o n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e . A s w e a r e i n c r e a \sin g t h e t e m p e r a t u r e, i t p r o v i d e s s u f f i c i e n t e n e r g y t o t h e m o l e c u l e s, w h i c h i n d e e d e n h a n c e s t h e d y n a m i c s o f t h e m o l e c u l e s (a s m o l e c u l e s w i l l n o t e b a t g r o u n d s t a t e a f t e r r e c e i v i n g e n e r g y) . T h e r e f o r e t h e a v e r a g e k i n e t i c e n e r g y o f m o l e c u l e s i s d i r e c t l y p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e a b s o l u t e t e m p e r a t u r e .$

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