11.15 Given below are observations on molar specific heats at room temperature of some common gases.

Gas                                         Molar specific heat (Cv )

                                                (cal mo1–1 K–1)

Hydrogen                               4.87

Nitrogen                                 4.97

Oxygen                                   5.02

Nitric oxide                            4.99

Carbon monoxide                 5.01

Chlorine                                 6.17

The measured molar specific heats of these gases are markedly different from those for monatomic gases. Typically, molar specific heat of a monatomic gas is 2.92 cal/mol K. Explain this difference. What can you infer from the somewhat larger (than the rest) value for chlorine ?

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11.15 The gases listed above are diatomic. Besides the translational degree of freedom, they have other degrees of freedom. Heat must be supplied to increase the temperature of these gases. This increases the average energy of all the modes of motion. Hence the molar specific heat of diatomic gases

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