As you mentioned, we will use <span>Equipartition Theorem.
</span><span>H2 has 5 degrees of freedom; 3 translations and 2 rotation
</span>Therefore:
Internal energy = (5/2) nRT
You just substitute in the equation with the values of R and T and calculate the internal energy as follows:
Internal energy = (5/2) x 2 x <span>8.314 x 308 = 32.0089 x 10^3 J</span>
An independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.
Answer:
Li has less mass and therefore less inertia, so he can change his motion more easily than Raj.
Explanation:
Inertia describes the resistance of an object to any change in its state of motion, and it depends on the mass of the object only. In particular:
- if an object has a large inertia (large mass), then it is more difficult to change its state of motion (i.e. to put it in motion, or to slow it down, or to change its direction of motion)
- if an object has small inertia (small mass), then it is more easy to change its state of motion
In this problem, Li has less mass than Raj, so he has less inertia, therefore he can change his motion more easily than Raj.
The movement of the object is considered to be kinetic energy while the object getting warmer indicates that there is thermal (heat) energy formed.
Based on this, as the object slides across the floor, friction slows down this motion and the object becomes warmer as kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy.