Law of Equipartition of Energy

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Law of Equipartition of Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Energy in Gases, Molar Kinetic Energy, Diatomic and Polyatomic Molecules & Specific Heat Capacity of Water etc.

Important Questions on Law of Equipartition of Energy

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If water is treated like a solid, each molecule of water at temperature T will have energy equal to

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What is the atomicity of chlorine and argon?

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The translational kinetic energy of 1 g molecule of a gas, at temperature 300 K is R=8.31 J mol-1 K-1

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An example of diatomic molecule is

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Degree of freedom of a triatomic gas is? (Consider moderate temperature)

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The degrees of freedom of a diatomic gas at normal temperature is:

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A diatomic gas molecule has translational, rotational and vibrational degree of freedom. The CpCv is

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The total number of degrees of freedom for a non-rigid diatomic molecule is equal to:

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The number of translational degrees of freedom for a diatomic gas is 

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The gas mixture consists of 3 moles of oxygen and 5 moles of argon at temperature T. Considering only translational and rotational modes, the total internal energy of the system is

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Choose the relation between the average kinetic energy and pressure.

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If CP and Cv denote the specific heats of unit mass of nitrogen gas at constant pressure and volume respectively, then:

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The mean kinetic energy of a vibrating diatomic molecule with two vibrational modes is (k= Boltzman constant and T= Temperature)

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The average energy per mole of an ideal gas of number of degrees of freedom equal to nat temperatureT is _____.

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Let E be the kinetic energy of one mole of gas at temperature 300 K and E'at temperature 400 K. Find the value of E'E .

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A gas has volume V and pressure P. What is the total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules of the gas ?

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The gases carbon-monoxide and nitrogen at the same temperature have kinetic energies E1 and E2, respectively. Then among the following statements, which one is correct?

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Calculate the ratio CpCv for a triatomic gas molecule. (Assume the molecule has translational and vibrational degrees of freedom)

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According to the kinetic theory of gases, for a diatomic molecule

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A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of argon at temperature T. Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system is