Should the specific heat of monoatomic gas be less than, equal to or greater than that of a diatomic gas at room
Should the specific heat of monoatomic gas be less than, equal to or greater than that of a diatomic gas at room temperature? Justify your answer.
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Specific heat of a gas at constant volume is equal to f/2R.
For monoatomic gases f = 3 so Cv = 3/2 R.
For diatomic gases f = 5 so Cv = 5/2 R.
Hence the specific heat for monoatomic gas is less than that for a diatomic gas.
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