A 1.20-mol sample of oxygen gas is confined to a 5.09-L vessel at a pressure of 7.95 atm. Find the average translational kinetic energy of the oxygen molecules under these conditions. J/molecule

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A 1.20-mol sample of oxygen gas is confined to a 5.09-L vessel at a pressure of 7.95 atm. Find the average translational kinetic energy of the oxygen molecules under these conditions.
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The number of the mole of the gases is 1.20 mol.

The volume of the vessel is 5.09 L.

The pressure in the vessel is 7.95 atm.

 

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