Question

The specific heat of a gas at constant pressure is greater than the specific heat of the same gas at constant volume because

A. work is done in the expansion of the gas at constant pressure.  
B. work is done in the expansion of the gas at constant volume.
C. the attraction between the molecules increases at constant pressure.
D. the molecular attraction increases at constant volume.
Answer :   work is done in the expansion of the gas at constant pressure.
Solution :
$${C_p} - {C_v} = {\text{work}}\,{\text{done}}$$

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Releted Question 1

An ideal monatomic gas is taken round the cycle $$ABCDA$$   as shown in the $$P - V$$  diagram (see Fig.). The work done during the cycle is
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A. $$PV$$
B. $$2PV$$
C. $$\frac{1}{2}PV$$
D. zero
Releted Question 2

If one mole of a monatomic gas $$\left( {\gamma = \frac{5}{3}} \right)$$  is mixed with one mole of a diatomic gas $$\left( {\gamma = \frac{7}{5}} \right)$$  the value of $$\gamma $$ for mixture is

A. 1.40
B. 1.50
C. 1.53
D. 3.07
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A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal direction. Neglect effect of gravity. Then the pressure in the compartment is

A. same everywhere
B. lower in the front side
C. lower in the rear side
D. lower in the upper side
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A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of argon at temperature $$T.$$ Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system is

A. $$4\, RT$$
B. $$15\, RT$$
C. $$9\, RT$$
D. $$11\, RT$$

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