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What is the relationship between absolute temperature and molecular kinetic energy?.
- A.Kinetic energy is directly proportional to absolute temperature.
- B.Kinetic energy is inversely proportional to absolute temperature.
- C.Kinetic energy is independent of absolute temperature.
- D.Kinetic energy is equal to absolute temperature.
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- Kinetic energy is directly proportional to absolute temperature.
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As the absolute temperature of a gas increases, the average kinetic energy of its molecules also increases, demonstrating a direct proportionality.
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