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Q. The energy (in $eV$ ) possessed by a neon atom at $27^{\circ} C$ is

Kinetic Theory

Solution:

Neon is a monoatomic gas.
So, at $300 \,K$ its internal energy is given by $\frac{1}{2} f k T$
For one molecule $\frac{3}{2} k T$