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4.0 g  of a gas occupies 22.4 litres at NTP ( at 0oC).  If the speed of sound in this gas at NTP is 952 ms-1, then the heat capacity at constant pressure is

(Take gas constant R = 8.3 JK-1mol-1)

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a

7.0JK-1 mol-1

b

8.5JK-1 mol-1

c

22.1 JK-1 mol-1

d

7.5JK-1 mol-1

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Since 4.0g of a gas occupies 22.4 litres at NTP, so the molecular mass of the gas is
M=4.0 g mol-1
As the speed of the sound in the gas is

v=γRTM

where γ is the ratio of two specific heats, R is the universal gas constant and T is the temperature of the gas.

γ=Mv2RT

 Here, M=4.0 g mol-1=4.0×10-3 kg mol-1

v=952 ms-1,R=8.3JK-1 mol-1 and T=273 K (at NTP) 

  γ=4.0×10-3 kg mol-1952 ms-128.3JK-1 mol-1(273 K)=1.6

By definition, 

γ=CpCv  or  Cp=γCv=γRγ-1=1.6×8.30.6=22.13 JK-1 mol-1

 

 

    

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4.0 g  of a gas occupies 22.4 litres at NTP ( at 0oC).  If the speed of sound in this gas at NTP is 952 ms-1, then the heat capacity at constant pressure is(Take gas constant R = 8.3 JK-1mol-1)