The adiabatic index is the ratio of this intensive quantity measured at constant pressure to this quantity measured at constant volume.
At thermal equilibrium, this quantity for a gas is proportional to one-half the gas constant times the number of degrees of freedom available to the particle. The adiabatic index is the ratio of this intensive quantity measured at constant pressure to this quantity measured at constant volume. For an ideal diatomic gas, it is proportional to seven-halves the gas constant at constant volume. This quantity is often the subject of calorimetric investigation, and it is approximately 4.18 joules per gram kelvin at STP. For 10 points, name this quantity which quantifies the amount of energy required to cause a given mass to undergo a given change in temperature.
At thermal equilibrium, this quantity for a gas is proportional to one-half the gas constant times the number of degrees of freedom available to the particle.
specific heat capacity [prompt on “heat capacity”] &lt;DSteinberg/AS&gt;