Molecular Energy and Thermal Expansion – Rankers Physics
Topic: Thermal Physics
Subtopic: Kinetic Theory of Gases

Molecular Energy and Thermal Expansion

Assertion (A): Energy of molecules increase on increasing the temperature.
Reason (R): All substances expand on increasing the temperature.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Concept: Temperature is a measure of average kinetic energy. Thermal expansion.
Formula: Average Kinetic Energy \( \propto T \).
Solution: Increasing temperature increases molecular kinetic energy. However, not all substances expand on heating (e.2.g., water between \( 0^{\circ}\text{C} \) and \( 4^{\circ}\text{C} \)). So R is false.

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