An Ideal Gas of N Diatomic Molecules Has Temperature T

question 10

Multiple Choice

An ideal gas of N diatomic molecules has temperature T. If the number of molecules is doubled without changing the temperature, the internal energy increases by:

• A) 0
• B) 1/2NkT
• C) 3/2NkT
• D) 5/2NkT
• E) 3NkT

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