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According to the law of equipartition of energy, the number of vibrational modes of a polyatomic gas of constant \(\gamma = \frac{C_P}{C_V}\) is (\(C_P\) where \(C_V\) are the specific heat capacities of the gas at constant pressure and constant volume, respectively):
According to the law of equipartition of energy, the number of vibrational modes of a polyatomic gas of constant \(\gamma = \frac{C_P}{C_V}\) is (\(C_P\) where \(C_V\) are the specific heat capacities of the gas at constant pressure and constant volume, respectively):
Updated On: Nov 26, 2025
- $\frac{4 + 3\gamma}{\gamma - 1}$
$\frac{3 + 4\gamma}{\gamma -1}$
$\frac{4 - 3\gamma}{\gamma -1}$
- $\frac{3 - 4\gamma}{\gamma - 1}$
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