Consider the Ratios of the Heat Capacities $\gamma$ = C_p/C_v for the Three Types of Ideal Gases: Monatomic

question 41

Multiple Choice

Consider the ratios of the heat capacities $\gamma$ = C_p/C_v for the three types of ideal gases: monatomic, diatomic, and polyatomic.

• A)"\(\gamma\) is the greatest for monatomic gases"
• B)"\(\gamma\)is the greatest for polyatomic gases"
• C)"\(\gamma\) is the same only for diatomic and polyatomic gases"
• D)"\(\gamma\) is the same only for monatomic and diatomic gases"
• E)"\(\gamma\) is the same for all three"

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