What will happen to the average kinetic energy of a confident gas as the temperature increases?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays the same
D. Both a & b
Increase and Decreases are answer
Explanation:
- As the temperature increases, the average kinetic energy increases as does the velocity of the gas particles hitting the walls of the container.
- When temperature decreases, the average kinetic energy of the gas molecules decreases as well. This means that in order for the pressure to be constant, the volume needs to decrease, to compensate the lower average kinetic energy of the molecules.
