NEETPhysicsHeat and ThermodynamicsMCQ+4 / −1
According to the law of equipartition of energy, the number of vibrational modes of a polyatomic gas of constant is ( where are the specific heat capacities of the gas at constant pressure and constant volume, respectively):
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: C
A polygamic gas has 3 translational, 3 rotational and $f$ vibration modes
$$\begin{aligned} & U=\frac{3}{2} k_B T+\frac{3}{2} k_B T+f k_B T \\ & U=(3+f) k_B T \\ & C_V=(3+f) R \\ & C_p=(4+f) R \\ & \frac{C_p}{C_v}=\frac{4+f}{3+f}=\gamma \\ & 4+f=3 \gamma+f \gamma \\ & 4-3 \gamma=f(\gamma-1) \Rightarrow f=\frac{4-3 \gamma}{\gamma-1} \end{aligned}$$
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