Kinetic Interpretation of Temperature
How temperature connects to the microscopic motion of gas molecules.
Temperature and Molecular Motion
According to kinetic theory, the temperature of a gas is directly related to the average kinetic energy of its molecules — higher temperature means faster-moving molecules, on average.
Degrees of Freedom
The degrees of freedom of a gas molecule refers to the number of independent ways it can possess energy (e.g. translational, rotational motion), and determines how the gas's internal energy depends on temperature.
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