Charge quantization is the principle that the charge of any object is an integer multiple of the elementary charge. Thus, an object's charge can be exactly 0 e, or exactly 1 e, −1 e, 2 e, etc., but not, say, 12 e, or −3.8 e, etc.
The internal energy of an ideal gas is given by:
where
n is the number of moles
R is the gas constant
T is the absolute temperature of the gas
k=3 for monoatomic gases, k=5 for diatomic gases
In this problem, we have n=3.0 mol of a diatomic gas (k=5) at T=288 K. Substituting these numbers into the equation, we find the internal energy of the gas: