The average thermal energy for a mono-atomic gas is: ($k_{B}$ is Boltzmann constant and $T$ is absolute temperature)

  • A
    $\frac{7}{2} k_{B} T$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2} k_{B} T$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{2} k_{B} T$
  • D
    $\frac{5}{2} k_{B} T$

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