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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B
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO
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C
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KEN2=¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯KECO2
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D
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯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..