The temperature of a sample of matter is a
measure of the
(1) average potential energy of the particles of
the sample
(2) average kinetic energy of the particles of the
sample
(3) total nuclear energy of the sample
(4) total thermal energy of the sample

Two nitro no2 groups are chemically bonded to a patch of surface. they can't move to another location on the surface, but they can rotate (see sketch at right). it turns out that the amount of rotational kinetic energy each no2 group can have is required to be a multiple of ε, where =ε×1.010−24 j. in other words, each no2 group could have ε of rotational kinetic energy, or 2ε, or 3ε, and so forth — but it cannot have just any old amount of rotational kinetic energy. suppose the total rotational kinetic energy in this system is initially known to be 32ε. then, some heat is removed from the system, and the total rotational kinetic energy falls to 18ε. calculate the change in entropy. round your answer to 3 significant digits, and be sure it has the correct unit symbol.

An electron moved from shell n = 2 to shell n = 1. what most likely happened during the transition? a fraction of a photon was added. a photon of energy was absorbed. a fraction of a photon was removed. a photon of energy was released.

Which change in temperature is the smallest? a change of 1 thomson degree a change of 1 kelvin degree a change of 1 fahrenheit degree a change of 1 celsius degree