Problem 20.12: Determine the adiabatic coefficient (γ) for the expanding gas
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There is a time delay—since the system must be in equilibrium—before the change of state occurs.
In this animation N = nR (i.e., kB = 1). This, then, gives the ideal gas law as PV = NT. The same amount of heat is added to an ideal gas in all three processes. Restart.
- What is the value of γ (the ratio of CP to CV) for this ideal gas?
- According to the equipartition of energy theorem, how many degrees of freedom do the particles that make up this gas have?
- Is the gas monatomic? diatomic? polyatomic?
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Problem authored by Anne J. Cox.
Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.
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