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Specific Heat for an Ideal Gas at Constant Pressure and Volume

Molecular internal vibrations

Molecular internal vibrations

When a gas is heated, translational kientic energy of molecules in the gas will increase. In addition, molecules in the gas may pick up many characteristic internal vibrations. Potential energy stored in these internal degrees of freedom contributes to specific heat of the gas.

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