Calculating the energy changes when heating an ideal gas

[ShangShi1K]

Do we need to memorize the table below? or do we need to understand how to use these numbers and will be given these on quizzes or exams?

[Noah Reid 4C]

If you look on the Laminated Constants and Equations Sheet that we got with the Course Reader you will see on the left side in the middle, Monoatomic ideal gas : U=3/nRT; Cv = 3/2R; Cp = 5/2R. This is what we will be given on a test. We are only given the information on atoms, so it might be useful to know that linear molecules are are just an additional R added to the heat capacities; 5/2R and 7/2R respectively. Given that we have not seen much on linear and nonlinear molecules on our HW, I think it would be safe to just be comfortable with utilizing just the information on atoms for the time being.

[Rachel Lipman]

Have we seen any examples in the course reader or textbook in which we needed to implement the linear/nonlinear molecule equations?