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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Specific Heat Capacities of Gases

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Specific Heat Capacities of Gases

Suppose C_V and C_p denote the molar heat capacities of an ideal...

Suppose CVC_V and CpC_p denote the molar heat capacities of an ideal gas at constant volume and constant pressure, respectively. Which of the following expressions is a universal constant?

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  1. ACp+CVC_p + C_V
  2. BCp−CVC_p - C_V
  3. CCpCVC_p C_V
  4. DCpCV\dfrac{C_p}{C_V}

Correct answer

B. Cp−CVC_p - C_V

Step-by-step solution

According to Mayer's relation for an ideal gas, the difference between the molar heat capacity at constant pressure (CpC_p) and the molar heat capacity at constant volume (CVC_V) is equal to the universal gas constant (RR).

Cp−CV=RC_p - C_V = R

Since RR is a universal constant, the expression Cp−CVC_p - C_V is a universal constant.

The other expressions depend on the atomicity (degrees of freedom) of the gas and are not universal constants.
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