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Specific heat and degrees of freedom
Question

Considering the gases to be ideal, the value of  γ=CPCV for a gaseous mixture consisting of = 3 moles of carbon dioxide and 2 moles of oxygen will be (γO2=1.4,  γCO2=1.3)

Moderate
Solution

γmix=μ1γ1γ11+μ2γ2γ21μ1γ11+μ2γ21=3×1.3(1.31)+2×1.4(1.41)3(1.31)+2(1.41)=1.33

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