Which expression gives the average kinetic energy of a single particle in an ideal…

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Problem

Which expression gives the average kinetic energy of a single particle in an ideal monatomic gas at absolute temperature

T

? (Boltzmann constant

k

and universal gas constant

R

are as usual.) (a)

\dfrac{5}{2}kT

(b)

\dfrac{1}{2}kT

(c)

\dfrac{3}{2}kT

(d)

\dfrac{3}{2}RT