The temperature of argon, kept in a vessel, is raised by 1°C at a constant volume. The total heat supplied to the gas is a….

Q: The temperature of argon, kept in a vessel, is raised by 1°C at a constant volume. The total heat supplied to the gas is a combination of translational and rotational energies. Their respective shares are

(a) 60 % and 40 %

(b) 40 % and 60 %

(c) 50 % and 50 %

(d) 100 % and 0 %

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Ans: (d)

Sol: Argon is a monoatomic gas, So there are only 3 possible translational modes of motion.

Hence, the argon molecule can posses only translational KE.