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Equipartition Principle

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About This Question

Subject
physics
Chapter
kinetic theory of gases
Topic
equipartition principle
Difficulty
Easy
Year
2025
Tags
EquipartitionEnergy

Solution

Correct Answer:

(1/2) k T

The Law of Equipartition of Energy states that for a system in thermal equilibrium at temperature , the total energy is distributed equally among all its degrees of freedom.

  • The average energy associated with each degree of freedom is .
  • For a molecule with degrees of freedom, the total average internal energy per molecule is .

This easy difficulty physics question is from the chapter kinetic theory of gases, covering the topic of equipartition principle. It appeared in the 2025 exam.

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