Heat capacity

[Clara Cho 2K]

The book talks about two different constants for monoatomic molecules and linear molecules.Do we need to know both?

[Kassidy Ford 1I]

Yes. Ideal gas Monoatomic molecules have a heat capacity of 3/2R while linear molecules will have a heat capacity of 5/2R because they can have more degrees of motion.

[Daria MacAuslan 1H]

Yes, because both types of molecules have different amount of orientations and states

[Sofia Barker 2C]

The value of Cv for monoatomic particles is 3/2R, and for 2-atom particles it is 5/2R. So U would equal n(3/2)RT for monoatomic particles and n(5/2)RT for 2-atom particles.

[Martina]

Monoatomic particles have a heat capacity of 3/2 R. For liner molecules it is 5/2 R because there are more possible positions for the molecule.

[Trent Yamamoto 2J]

Based on today's lecture, Professor Lavelle said that it will be given either on the equation sheet or in the question

[DesireBrown1J]

On page 251, the textbook says "The heat capacity of a sample of a substance is calculated from its mass and its specific heat capacity by using C=m*C_s". I'm confused on what exactly the book is trying to say with this because mass cancels out anyways in this equation since C_s=C/m.

C=m*C_s
C=m*(C/m)
C=C