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Q.What is the relation between the average kinetic energy and pressure?

Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2024Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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From the kinetic theory expression PV = (1/3) N m v_rms^2, one can show that PV = (2/3) times the total average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules.

From the kinetic theory of gases, the pressure exerted by a gas of N molecules, each of mass m, in a volume V is:

P = (1/3) (N/V) m v_rms^2

Multiplying both sides by V:

PV = (1/3) N m v_rms^2

The average translational kinetic energy per molecule is:

KE_avg = (1/2) m v_rms^2

So m v_rms^2 = 2 KE_avg. Substituting:

PV = (1/3) N (2 KE_avg) = (2/3) N KE_avg

Or, dividing by V:

P = (2/3) (N/V) KE_avg = (2/3) × (average kinetic energy per unit volume)

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