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How 2 find out the energy of a particle in joules, given it's temperature?
PhysicoRaj said:say you take some amount of matter and heat it to X degrees. Then each constituent particle should have a Kinetic energy ...
PhysicoRaj said:How 2 find out the energy of a particle in joules, given it's temperature?
cmb said:Read the link, it should contain all you need.
The energy of a particle can be calculated using the formula E = kT, where E is the energy in joules, k is the Boltzmann constant (1.380649 × 10^-23 J/K), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.
The energy of a particle is directly proportional to the temperature. This means that as the temperature increases, the energy of the particle also increases. This relationship is described by the Boltzmann distribution.
To convert temperature from Celsius to Kelvin, simply add 273.15 to the temperature in Celsius. This is because the Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero, which is -273.15 degrees Celsius.
Joules are a unit of energy commonly used in physics and other scientific fields. By calculating the energy of a particle in joules, we can compare it to other forms of energy and understand its magnitude more easily.
No, the energy of a particle can change depending on its environment and interactions with other particles. However, the average energy of a large group of particles is constant and can be calculated using the formula mentioned in the first question.