Q. The ratio of two specific heats $\frac{C_{P}}{C_{V}}$ of $CO$ is
A) 1.33
B) 1.40
C) 1.29
D) 1.66
Explanation
(b) $CO$ is diatomic gas, for diatomic gas
$C_{P} = \frac{7}{2}R\ $and $C_{V} = \frac{5}{2}R \Rightarrow \gamma_{di} = \frac{C_{P}}{C_{V}} = \frac{7R/2}{5R/2} = 1.4$
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