Which one among the following is the correct option for right relationship between CP and CV for one mole of ideal gas ?
Correct Answer :
Cₚ-Cᵥ=R
Solution :
The correct option is Cₚ-Cᵥ=R.
To understand the relationship between the molar heat capacity at constant pressure () and the molar heat capacity at constant volume () for one mole of an ideal gas, we can start from the definitions of enthalpy and internal energy.
The enthalpy () of a system is defined as:
where:
• is the internal energy,
• is the pressure, and
• is the volume.
For one mole of an ideal gas, the ideal gas equation is:
where is the universal gas constant and is the absolute temperature.
Substituting into the enthalpy equation gives:
Differentiating both sides with respect to temperature ():
By definition:
• The molar heat capacity at constant pressure is
• The molar heat capacity at constant volume is
Substituting these definitions into the differentiated equation, we obtain:
Rearranging the terms gives the relation, known as Mayer's formula:
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