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Velocity Displacement Relationship

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The mean kinetic energy of a gas molecule is proportional to

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\sqrt{T}

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T^{3}

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C

T

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C $T$
The average kinetic energy of gas molecules is directly proportional to absolute temperature only; this implies that all molecular motion ceases if the temperature is reduced to absolute zero.
Hence, option C is correct.

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