Question

Based on the formula for kinetic energy, how will the temperature change if you increase the average velocity of the molecules in a gas?

Answer 1

Answer:

Temperature will increase

Explanation:

As we know

$KE = \frac{2}{3} RT$

Where KE represents the Kinetic Energy, R represents the gas constant and T represents the temperature.

As the kinetic energy increases, the velocity of the gas molecules increases due to which the gas molecule start moving rapidly and hence exerts higher amount of force on the wall of the container in which it is kept.

The higher force leads to generation of higher pressure and hence the higher temperature.

Answer 2

Answer:

The increase in average velocity will increase the temperature

Explanation:

As the average kinetic energy increases and the velocity of the particles to collide, so does the temperature increase. The pressure the particles exert on the container increase so will the temperature increase too.