Answer to Question #127615 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Tommy

Question

Determine the specific heat capacities at constant volume and constant pressure for methane, given that its molecular weight is 16 and the adiabatic index of expansion and compression is 1.13 the universal gas is 8314 j Kmol-1/K-1

Answer 1

$$\gamma=\frac{c_p}{c_v}=1.13\to c_p=1.13c_v=c_v+R\\0.13c_v=R=8.314$$

$$c_v=63.954\frac{J}{molK}\\c_p=72.268\frac{J}{molK}\\$$