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Determine the temperature of a sample of ideal gas in which the particles have an average kinetic energy equal to the maximum energy of the protons to be produced by the Large Hadron Collider, that is, 7 TeV. Neglect relativity.
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We know that 1 eV = $1.6 \times 10^{-19}$ Joules and 1 TeV = $10^6$ MeV. Therefore, the energy E in Joules is given by: \[E = 7 \times 10^6 \, \text{MeV} \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \, \text{J/eV} = 1.12 \times 10^{-6} \, \text{J}\] Show more…
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