When doing numerical calculations involving temperature, you need to pay particu

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When doing numerical calculations involving temperature, you need to pay particular attention to the temperature scale you are using. In general, you should use the Kelvin scale (for which T=0 represents absolute zero) in such calculations. This is because the standard thermodynamic equations (i.e., the ideal gas law and the formula for energy of a gas in terms of temperature) assume that zero degrees represents absolute zero. If you are given temperatures measured in units other than kelvins, convert them to kelvins before plugging them into these equations. (You may then want to convert back into the initial temperature unit to give your answer.)

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So here are the formulas you need to know: Kavg = (3/2)kbT, where kb isBoltzmann's constant In the next equation, m=mass So part A. To double K, we need to double T. That is, it was 10oC,which is 283K, so the new temperature should be 566K or293oC. Part B: To double the velocity, we need to square the temperature. So we start with T= 10oC or 283K and then square the 283. 10C + 273 = 283K 283K * 4 = 1132K 1132K - 273 = 859C

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