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The rms speed of the atoms in a 2.0g sample of helium gas is 700m/s. What is the thermal energy of the gas?

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The thermal energy of the gas isEth=490J.

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01

Step :1 Introduction 

In , the potential energy between the bonds is zero, and the kinetic energy of a monatomic gas is translational. As a result, a monatomic gas's thermal energy isNatoms is given by equation (20.27)in the form

Eth=Nϵavg

Where ϵavgis the average energy. The molecule with mass mand velocity vhas a translational kinetic energy on average The average translational kinetic energy of a molecule is affected by its temperature, hence it is connected to the temperature. Tper molecule in the form

ϵavg=12mvrms2

Where KBis Boltzmann's constant and in SI unit its value is

kB=1.38×10−23J/K

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Step :2 Explanation 

The mass Mand the molar mass m, we can get the number of molecules by

N=Mm

Use this expressions of Nand ϵavginto equation (1)to get an expression for vrms2

Eth=Nϵavg

=Mm12mvavg2

=12Mvrms2

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Step :3 Substitution 

Now, we plug the values for Mand vrmsinto equation Eth

Eth=12Mvrms2

=122×10−3kg(700m/s)2

=490J

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