The temperature of a gas is – 78°C and the average translational kinetic energy of its molecules is K. The temperature at which the average translational kinetic energy of the molecules of the same gas becomes 2K is [2024]
(2)
Average translational kinetic energy
At – 78°C = 273 – 78 = 195 K
...(i)
Now when kinetic energy becomes 2K, the temperature is T K.
...(ii)
From equations (i) and (ii)
T = 390 K
in °C, 390 – 273 = 117°C