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The average kinetic energy per molecule of all monatomic gases is the same at the same temperature. Is this ture or false ?

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True, because average kinetic energy per molecule is `(3//2) kT`.
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  • Average kinetic energy of molecules is

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    directly proportional to square root of temperature .
    B
    directly proportional to absolute temperature.
    C
    independent of absolute temperature.
    D
    inversely proportional to absolute temperature
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    inverserly proportional to the square of its absolute temperature
    B
    directly proportional to square root of its absolute temperature
    C
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    D
    directly proportional to square of absolute temperature
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    16 times that of oxygen
    C
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    D
    `1//8` times that of oxygen
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