Two identical containers are filled with the same quantity of gas at the same…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

Two identical containers are filled with the same quantity of gas at the same pressure and temperature. One container is at rest in a laboratory, and the other is on board a fast aircraft. A student says that the internal energy of the gas in the container on the aircraft is larger. Comment on this statement.

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