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Which of the following expressions correctly represents the relationship between the average kinetic energy (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KE) of CO, CO2 and N2 molecules at the same temperature?

A
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2
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¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO
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C
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2
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¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2
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Solution

The correct option is C ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2
As we know,
kinetic energy per molecule is
KE/molecule=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KE=32RNT=32kT independent of mass so it will be equal for all gases at the same temperature.
Option C is correct..

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