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MHT CET 2019 (2 May, Shift 1) · Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation

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Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation

If ' CPC_P ' and ' CVC_V ' are molar specific heats of an ideal gas at constant pressure and volume respectively. If ' γ\gamma ' is the ratio of two specific heats and ' RR ' is universal gas constant then ' CpC_p ' is equal to

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Answer: (a)

  1. Cp−Cv=RC_p - C_v = R with Cv=CpγC_v = \frac{C_p}{\gamma}.
  2. Cp⋅γ−1γ=R⇒Cp=Rγγ−1C_p\cdot\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma} = R \Rightarrow C_p = \frac{R\gamma}{\gamma-1}
  3. So the answer is (a) Rγγ−1\frac{R\gamma}{\gamma-1}.
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