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The root mean square speed of a given gas molecule is more than the average speed of that gas molecule.
Statement II In each degree of freedom, energy of one molecule of an ideal gas is
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The rms speed of gas molecules is 
The average speed of gas molecules is

According to law of equipartition of energy, the energy of an ideal gas is distributed equally among its all degree of freedom. The energy associated with each degree of freedom per molecule is
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