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PRACTICE / Gas heat capacities
From degrees of freedom to gamma
An ideal diatomic gas has five active quadratic degrees of freedom, with vibrations frozen out.
Find γ = Cp/Cv.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- f = 5
- Cp − Cv = R
Ideal diatomic gas with five active quadratic modes; vibrational modes frozen; molar heat capacities.
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