How is pressure related to kinetic energy?
1 Answer
Nov 14, 2015
For an ideal gas, the relation is given by
Where K =N*KEbar (N=total number of molecules, KEbar= average kinetic energy)
Explanation:
Given the following ideal gas relation
Where the energy of the molecules is given by
setting
, where N is total molecules
Through rearrangement, you get
.
Reference:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_theory#Temperature_and_kinetic_energy
