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The kinetic energy of translation of the molecules of an ideal gas was discussed in Chapter 3 and shown to be equal to \(\frac{1}{2}mn\overline {{C^2}.} \) Also it was shown that
for one mole, so that the kinetic energy was \(\frac{3}{2}RT\) per mole or \(\frac{3}{2}kT\) per molecule on the average.
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Pascoe, K.J. (1978). Thermal Energy. In: An Introduction to the Properties of Engineering Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7068-0_9
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