Question

What is the adiabatic constant for a gas if eacj molecule of the gas has five degree of freedom ?

Answer 1

The value is typical for any diatomic gas. Monatomic inert gases, on the other hand, such as Helium, Neon, and Argon, have . Carbon dioxide, which is triatomic, has a heat capacity ratio . We see that more complex molecules have lower values because they can store heat in more degrees of freedom.