A gaseous mixture contains equal number of hydrogen and nitrogen molecules. Specific heat measurements on this mixture at temperature below 150 K would indicate the value of $\gamma = C_{p}/C_{v}$ for the mixture as

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(a) Below 150 K, hydrogen behaves as monoatomic gas
$	herefore$ For the mixture, $\gamma = \frac{1}{2}\left\lbrack \gamma_{mono} + \gamma_{di} ightbrack = \frac{1}{2}\left( \frac{5}{3} + \frac{7}{5} ight) = \frac{3}{2}$

Q. A gaseous mixture contains equal number of hydrogen and nitrogen molecules. Specific heat measurements on this mixture at temperature below 150 K would indicate the value of $\gamma = C_{p}/C_{v}$ for the mixture as

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