.5m<v^2>=(f/2)kT f is the no. of degrees of freedom.
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Mar 26, 2007 #2 vanesch Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Gold Member 5,111 20 I think it is called the equipartition theorem.
Mar 26, 2007 #3 Mentz114 5,432 291 Yes, the equipartition theorem is stated thus 'the average kinetic energy per degree of freedom is 1/2kT'
Yes, the equipartition theorem is stated thus 'the average kinetic energy per degree of freedom is 1/2kT'