Start learning →

Ratio of specific heats γ for monatomic gas:

A7/5
B9/7
C1
D5/3 ≈ 1.67
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 5/3 ≈ 1.67
**For ideal gas with f degrees of freedom:** γ = 1 + 2/f. Monatomic (f=3): γ = 5/3. Diatomic (f=5): γ = 7/5 = 1.4. Triatomic (f=6 or 7): γ ≈ 4/3 or 9/7.
Practise this question with Quill — JEE Advanced →

Keep practising Kinetic Theory of Gases

Browse all Kinetic Theory of Gases questions for JEE Advanced, or explore more Physics topics.

Start a Kinetic Theory of Gases lesson →
Related questions
Kinetic theory bingoKnock out the true statementsWhich ones belongSpot the false statementProportional or independentWhich one does not belongMonatomic or diatomicOrder the kinetic argument