The temperature of argon, kept in a vessel is raised by 1∘C at a constant volume. The total heat supplied to the gas is a combination of translational and rotational energies. Their respective shares are
A
60% and 40%
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B
40% and 60%
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C
50% and 50%
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D
100% and 0%
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Solution
The correct option is D100% and 0% As argon is a monoatomic gas therefore its molecule will possess only translatory kinetic energy i.e. the share of translational and rotational energies will be 100% and 0% respectively.