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What is the internal energy of one mole of argon and oxygen ? |
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Answer» Argon is a monatamic gas. In this case, with three degrees of freedom, the average kinetic energy per molecule = \((\frac{3}2)\)kBT, where kB is the Boltzmann constant and T is the absolute (thermodynamic) temperature of the gas. Hence, the internal energy of one mole of argon = NA \((\frac{3}2)\)kBT = \(\frac{3}2\)RT, where NA is the Avogadro number and R = NAkB is the universal gas constant. Oxygen is a diatomic gas. In this case, with five degrees of freedom at moderate temperatures, the internal energy of one mole of oxygen =\(\frac{3}2\)RT. |
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