52. In an ideal gas the molecules possess a. Only potential b. Only kinetic energy c. Kinetic and potential energy both d. Only gravitational energy
Physics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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b. Only kinetic energy
In an ideal gas, the molecules are assumed to be point particles that do not occupy any volume and interact only through elastic collisions. The kinetic theory of gases assumes that the only form of energy possessed by the molecules is their kinetic energy due to their motion. The ideal gas law is based on these assumptions and considers the kinetic energy of gas molecules. Therefore, in an ideal gas, molecules are assumed to possess only kinetic energy.