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What is the formula that links absolute temperature to molecular kinetic energy?.
- A.KE = 1/2 mv^2
- B.KE = 3/2 kT
- C.KE = nRT
- D.KE = pV
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- KE = 3/2 kT
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The formula KE = 3/2 kT shows that the average kinetic energy (KE) of gas molecules is directly proportional to the absolute temperature (T), where k is the Boltzmann constant.
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