Question

Relate temperature to the average kinetic energy in a material.

Answer 1

Answer:

Temperature is always directly proportional to average kinetic energy of the material.

Explanation:

The average kinetic energy is given by the formula

$\mathrm{K}=\frac{3}{2} \frac{R}{N A} T$

Where K = average kinetic energy . R = gas constant , NA = avogadro's number, T = temperature

From the formula we can clearly see that K is directly proportional to T i.e kinetic energy increases with increase in temperature.

As a substance when it absorbs the heat , temperature increases which makes the faster movement of the particles thus increasing the kinetic energy.The above formula is applicable to gaseous molecules.