Specific heat of an ideal gas

The molar specific heat of an ideal gas at constant volume and constant pressure respectively are given by

where is the molar gas constant.

Thermodynamic derivation

By ^Quasistatic we have . At constant volume and thus , so the Energy of an ideal gas gives and thus

whence Similarly at constant pressure so applying the Ideal gas law and noting

wherefore

as claimed.

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