how does the speed of the particles of a gas change when the gas is heated ?

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how does the speed of the particles of a gas change when the gas is heated ?

2007-11-05 13:33:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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When energy is added to an enclosed gas, there can be no change in the number or kind of the particles so it must go into greater kinetic energy of the particles; hence the speed goes up.

2007-11-05 13:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

KE = (3/2)kT
KE is directly proportional to temperature. As the temperature increases, the kinetic energy increases.

2007-11-05 21:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by papastolte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋