Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Temperature and Kinetic Theory - Misconceptual Questions - Page 385: 11

Answer

Choice D.

Work Step by Step

Equation 13-8 tells us that the temperature is proportional to the average kinetic energy. However, the particles of the ideal gas do not have identical KEs. There is a probability distribution of speeds (as seen in Figure 13-19), and particles have KEs on either side of the average.
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