Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Internal energy

Internal energy — practice question

(a)[2]

State what the internal energy of a system means.

(b)[2]

Using intermolecular forces as your reference, explain why the change in internal energy of an ideal gas is the same as the change in the total kinetic energy of its molecules.

(c)[3]

State and explain any change, if there is one, in the internal energy of a solid metal ball as it falls under gravity in a vacuum.

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This 7-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Internal energy is the combined kinetic and potential energy of molecules/atoms

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