When heat Q is supplied to a diatomic gas of rigid molecules, at constant volume its temperature increases by ∆ T . The heat required to produce the same change in temperature, at a constant pressure is:

Step-by-step solution

For diatomic gas C P = 7 2 R C V = 5 2 R Heat supplied at constant volume Q = n C V Δ T Heat supplied at constant pressure Q ' = n C P Δ T Q Q ' = C V C P Q ' = Q C P C V = 7 5 Q