Ideal gas: Energy
The energy of the ideal gas is given by (Hill Eq. 4-16)
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This energy is all kinetic energy, Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle 1/2kT} per degree of freedom, by equipartition. This is because there are no intermolecular forces, thus no potential energy.
References
- Terrell L. Hill "An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics" 2nd Ed. Dover (1962)