MHT CET 202623 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Kinetic Theory of Gases
According to law of equi-partition of energy the molar specific...
According to law of equi-partition of energy the molar specific heat of a rigid diatomic gas at constant pressure is
Options
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
For a rigid diatomic gas, the number of translational degrees of freedom is and the number of rotational degrees of freedom is .
Total degrees of freedom, .
According to the law of equipartition of energy, the molar specific heat at constant volume is given by:
Using Mayer's relation, the molar specific heat at constant pressure is:
Answer:
Total degrees of freedom, .
According to the law of equipartition of energy, the molar specific heat at constant volume is given by:
Using Mayer's relation, the molar specific heat at constant pressure is:
Answer: