What instrument is used to measure the average kinetic energy in a substance?

calorimeter

thermometer

spectroscope

voltmeter

Question

What instrument is used to measure the average kinetic energy in a substance?

 calorimeter

 thermometer

 spectroscope

 voltmeter

frostbite · Answer

Hey and welcome to OpenStudy!
Do you know what average kinetic energy is proportional to?

frostbite · Answer

A keyword word could be "equipartition theorem"

preetha · Answer

If you could explain what kinetic energy is - I bet you answer it right away.  So give it a shot, what is kinetic energy?

abb0t · Answer

Lol. I don't see equipartition anywhere in the sentence he provided, how can it be a "keyword"? :P

frostbite · Answer

Beacause it describe the relationship between temperature and translational contribution to the mean energy :P

frostbite · Answer

I don't know what they learn in high school abb0t... some even learn about orbitals.