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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Kinetic Theory of Gases

If the ratio of specific heats of a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume is \(\gamma\), then the number of degrees of freedom of the rigid molecules of the gas is

  1. A \(\frac{3 \gamma-1}{2 \gamma-1}\)
  2. B \(\frac{2}{\gamma-1}\)
  3. C \(\frac{9}{2}(\gamma-1)\)
  4. D \(\frac{25}{2}(\gamma-1)\)
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(B) \(\frac{2}{\gamma-1}\)

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\( \gamma = 1 + \frac{2}{f} \) \( f = \frac{2}{\gamma - 1} \)