According to the postulates of the kinetic theory of gases,the average speed of the molecules of a given gas is proportional to the
A)absolute temperature squared
B)square root of the absolute temperature
C)absolute temperature
D)Celsius temperature squared
E)reciprocal of the absolute temperature

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The kinetic theory of gases states that the average kinetic energy of gas molecules is proportional to the absolute temperature of the gas. Since kinetic energy is related to the square of the speed, this means the average speed of the molecules is proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature.

According to the Postulates of the Kinetic Theory of Gases,the