Question 59 of 126
According to law of equipartition of energy the molar specific heat of a diatomic gas at constant volume where the molecule has one additional vibrational mode is :-
Show answer and solution
Answer: (D)
A diatomic gas has 5 degrees of freedom apart from vibrational degree of freedom. For each additional vibrational mode, degree of freedom is increased by . So new degree of freedom,
Therefore, we require molar specific heat capacity at constant volume, which is given by
Therefore, we require molar specific heat capacity at constant volume, which is given by