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
Four cylinders hold equal numbers of moles of argon, hydrogen,...
Four cylinders hold equal numbers of moles of argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide at the same temperature. The energy is minimum in
Options
- Ahydrogen
- Bcarbon dioxide
- Cargon
- Dnitrogen
Correct answer
C. argon
Step-by-step solution
The internal energy of an ideal gas is given by , where is the number of degrees of freedom.
Since the number of moles and temperature are the same for all four gases, the internal energy is directly proportional to the degrees of freedom .
For argon (monoatomic gas), .
For hydrogen and nitrogen (diatomic gases), .
For carbon dioxide (polyatomic gas), .
Since argon has the minimum number of degrees of freedom, its internal energy is the minimum.
Since the number of moles and temperature are the same for all four gases, the internal energy is directly proportional to the degrees of freedom .
For argon (monoatomic gas), .
For hydrogen and nitrogen (diatomic gases), .
For carbon dioxide (polyatomic gas), .
Since argon has the minimum number of degrees of freedom, its internal energy is the minimum.