Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation
A polyatomic ideal gas has 24 vibrational modes. What is the value of ?
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Answer: (c)
- Translation + rotation: ; each vibrational mode adds .
- ,
- So the answer is (c) 1.03.
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