The translational kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas at absolute temperature $T$ can be doubled by

  • A
    increasing $T$ to $4T$
  • B
    increasing $T$ to $\sqrt{2}T$
  • C
    decreasing $T$ to $T/2$
  • D
    increasing $T$ to $2T$

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