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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Kinetic theory of gases
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A gas has \(n\) degrees of freedom. The ratio of specific heat of gas at constant volume to the specific heat of gas at constant pressure will be.

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(A) \(\frac{n}{n+2}\)

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\(C _{ v }=\frac{ nR }{2} \quad C _{ p }=\frac{( n +2) R }{2}\)

\(\frac{ C _{v}}{ C _{ p }}=\frac{ n }{ n +2}\)

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