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When a gas is in thermal equilibrium, it...

When a gas is in thermal equilibrium, its molecules have

A

energy

B

internal energy

C

kinetic energy

D

can not be predicted

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C

Thermal equilibrium implies equality of temperature which depends upon the average molecular kinetic energy.
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