An ideal gas is taken through a process in which the pressure and the volume are…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

An ideal gas is taken through a process in which the pressure and the volume are changed according to the equation

p = kV

. Show that the molar heat capacity of the gas for the process is given by

C = C_V + \frac{R}{2}