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At the same temperature, how does the internal energy of 1 mole of helium gas co

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Question

At the same temperature, how does the internal energy of 1 mole of helium gas compare with the internal energy of 1 mole of argon gas? (Select all that apply.)

1.They are the same, partly because both have the same average kinetic energy per atom.
2. They are the same, partly because the average speed of the argon atoms and of the helium atoms are equal.
3.The argon has more internal energy, partly because its atomic mass and therefore its average kinetic energy is greater.
4.Although the helium atoms have a smaller mass m, they move faster, and have more internal energy because ½ mv2 depends linearly on the mass but quadratically on the speed.
5. The helium has more internal energy, partly because the average speed of its atoms is greater.
6.They are the same, partly because both contain the same number of atoms.

Explanation / Answer

As the two gases are at the same temperature and containing same number of atoms, as both are of 1 mol, then 1..They are the same, partly because both have the same average kinetic energy per atom. 6.They are the same, partly because both contain the same number of atoms. So 1 and 6 are correct.