thermal physics Flashcards

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name three things that happen as the temperature of gas increases

A
  1. average particle speed increases
  2. the average kinetic energy of the particles increases
  3. the distribution curve becomes more spread out
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2
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define the internal energy of a gas

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the sum of randomly distributed kinetic energy and potential energy of all the particles

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