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KE and Gas Law Theory Question
« on: December 06, 2020, 04:24:10 PM »
So the average kinetic energy is only proportional to temperature and not pressure or volume. But the kinetic energy of a single molecule is affected by pressure and volume. So if a single molecule is affected by these factors why wouldn't the average kinetic energy also be affected by these?

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Re: KE and Gas Law Theory Question
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2020, 03:39:13 AM »
Think about scaling factors that allow converting average kinetic energy of a single molecule to pressure exerted by number of molecules.
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