MHT CET 2023 Physics question

The internal energy of a monoatomic ideal gas molecule is

(A)partly kinetic and partly potential
(B)totally kineticCorrect
(C)totally potential
(D)neither kinetic nor potential

Answer: (B)

Solution

In an ideal gas the molecules are assumed to exert no forces on each other except during (negligible-duration) collisions, so the intermolecular potential energy is zero. A monoatomic molecule is treated as a point particle with only translational motion (no rotation or vibration, hence no

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