Given, the average translational kinetic energy of dinitrogen(
N2 ) = Kinetic energy of an electron ...(i)
Translational kinetic energy of dinitrogen (
N2 )
KE=KBT Here, T = temperature of the gas,
and
KB = Boltzmann constant.
Kinetic energy of an electron = eV
Given, the potential difference of an electron, V = 0.1 V
Substituting the values in the Eq. (i), we get
KB T=eV ⇒
×1.38×10−23×T=1.6×10−19×(0.1) T=773K=773−273°C=500°C