The temperature of a gas is increased. which statement best explains the effect that this has on the motion of gas particles?
a. the average kinetic energy decreases, and the particles stop colliding.
b. the average kinetic energy increases, and the particles stop colliding.
c. the average kinetic energy decreases, and the particles collide less frequently.
d. the average kinetic energy increases, and the particles collide more frequently.

The energy possessed by an object due to its motion is said to be a kinetic energy.

The relationship of average kinetic energy and temperature is given as:

where is average kinetic energy, is degree of freedom, is universal gas constant, and is temperature.

From the above relationship it is clear that average kinetic energy and temperature are directly proportional to each other that is as temperature of a substance increases the average kinetic energy of the gas particles in the substance increases and this will result in more frequent collisions of particles.

Hence, as the temperature of a gas is increases, the average kinetic energy increases, and the particles collide more frequently.