The average kinetic energy of H 2 molecules at 300 K is E. At the same temperature the average kinetic energy of O 2 molecule is

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The average kinetic energy of H 2 molecules at 300 K is E. At the same temperature the average kinetic energy of O 2 molecule is (A) E (B) E/4 (C) E/16 (D) 16 E

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The mean kinetic energy of a gas depends only on temperature and is independent of molecular weight.

Q. The average kinetic energy of H2​ molecules at 300K is E. At the same temperature the average kinetic energy of O2​ molecule is

E

E/4

E/16

16 E

The mean kinetic energy of a gas depends only on temperature and is independent of molecular weight.

Q. The average kinetic energy of $H_{2}$ molecules at $300 K$ is $E$ . At the same temperature the average kinetic energy of $O_{2}$ molecule is