The average body temperature of a healthy person is  37.0°C.  Boltzmann's constant is 1.38 × 10−23 J/K. If a fever increases the temperature to 38.1°C, by what percentage does the average kinetic energy of the molecules increase?

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The average body temperature of a healthy person is  37.0°C.  Boltzmann's constant is 1.38 × 10−23 J/K.

If a fever increases the temperature to 38.1°C, by what percentage does the average kinetic energy of the molecules increase?

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