The Internal Energy of a System ________

question 96

Multiple Choice

The internal energy of a system ________.

• A)is the sum of the kinetic energy of all of its components
• B)is the sum of the rotational, vibrational, and translational energies of all of its components
• C)refers only to the energies of the nuclei of the atoms of the component molecules
• D)is the sum of the potential and kinetic energies of the components
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Equal Chance

The principle or condition ensuring that all outcomes or members of a group have the same probability of occurrence or selection.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that, given a sufficiently large sample size, the distribution of the sample mean will be approximately normally distributed, regardless of the distribution of the parent population.

Sample Mean

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Skewed to the Right

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