The molar specific heat of a gas as given from the kinetic theory is $\frac{5}{2} R$. If it is not specified whether it is $C_P$ or $C_V$,one could conclude that the molecules of the gas

  • A
    are definitely monoatomic
  • B
    are definitely rigid diatomic
  • C
    are definitely non-rigid diatomic
  • D
    can be monoatomic or rigid diatomic

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$c_P$ and $c_V$ are specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume respectively. It is observed that
$c_P - c_V = a$ for hydrogen gas
$c_P - c_V = b$ for nitrogen gas
The correct relation between $a$ and $b$ is

Which of the following statements is correct?

The ratio of the specific heats $\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \gamma$ in terms of degrees of freedom $(n)$ is given by

The specific heat relation for an ideal gas is:

Specific heats of an ideal gas at constant pressure and volume are denoted by $C_p$ and $C_v$ respectively. If $\gamma = \frac{C_p}{C_v}$ and $R$ is the universal gas constant,then $C_v$ is equal to:

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