QuestionThermodynamics / heat capacity
The amount of energy (per mole of a monoatomic gas) that will increase by increasing the temperature by one degree at constant volume is:
- (a) Cp – Cv
- (b) R/2
- (c) 3/2 R
- (d) Cv + R
Answer: (c) 3/2 R
Energy to raise 1 mol by 1 K at constant volume = Cv. For a monoatomic ideal gas, U = (3/2)RT → Cv = 3/2 R (≈ 12.5 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹) → (c).