A rigid vessel in a laboratory contains a sample of argon gas (a monatomic ideal gas of molar mass MMM). The gas has pressure ppp, volume VVV, temperature TTT, and total mass mmm. The molar gas constant is RRR.
Assuming the molar mass M M\,M of argon and the gas constant R R\,R are known constants, which of the following combinations of measurements is/are sufficient on its/their own to determine the total internal energy of the argon gas?
I. p p\,p and V V\,V II. m m\,m and T T\,T III. p p\,p and TTT
I only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II and III
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