MCQ
The specific heat of a gas:
- AHas only one value.
- BIs proportional to the square root of its absolute temperature.
- CHas two values CP and CV.
- DCan have any value between o and infinity.
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Answer
- Can have any value between o and infinity.
Explanation:
The specific heat of a gas at constant pressure is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one mole of a gas by unit temperature at constant pressure.
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