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What is the microscopic origin of pressure?

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Kinetic theory of gases linked temperature with molecular motion , by kinetic energy per molecule.
Average kinetic energy / molecule
`bar(K.E) = in = 3/2 kT`
Where k - Boltzmann constant
T - Temperature in kelvin rule.
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