Degrees of Freedom and Law of Equipartition of Energy
Degrees of Freedom and Law of Equipartition of Energy: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Monoatomic, Diatomic and Polyatomic Molecules, Equipartition of Energy & Relation Between Adiabatic Exponent and Degrees of Freedom etc.
Important Questions on Degrees of Freedom and Law of Equipartition of Energy
A poly atomic molecule has translational, rotational degrees of freedom and vibrational modes. The ratio of specific heats is

Name the type of the gas if its molar specific heat is given by

Rigid diatomic molecules of gas have how many rotational degrees of freedom?

The total number of degrees of freedom for a non-rigid diatomic molecule is equal to:

The gases Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen at the same temperature have kinetic energies and , respectively. Then,

The number of degree of freedom for a rigid diatomic molecule is

A sample of gas consists of moles of mono-atomic molecules, moles of diatomic molecules and moles of linear triatomic molecules. The gas is kept at high temperature. What is the total number of degree of freedom?

A container has one mole of mono-atomic ideal gas. Each molecule has degrees of freedom. What is the ratio of .

If and denote the specific heats of unit mass of nitrogen gas at constant pressure and volume respectively, then:

Total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is

The mean kinetic energy of a vibrating diatomic molecule with two vibrational modes is ( Boltzman constant and Temperature)

The average energy per mole of an ideal gas of number of degrees of freedom equal to at temperature is _____.

When amount of heat is given to a gas at constant pressure, it performs amount of work. The average number of degrees of freedom per molecule of the gas is:

Let be the kinetic energy of one mole of gas at temperature and at temperature . Find the value of .

A gas has volume and pressure . What is the total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules of the gas ?

Calculate the ratio for a triatomic gas molecule. (Assume the molecule has translational and vibrational degrees of freedom)

At temperature , the velocity of hydrogen gas becomes equal to the escape velocity from the earth's surface. The value of in is

A diatomic molecule is moving without rotation or vibration with velocity such that it is oriented along -axis. It strikes a wall in - plane while moving in positive direction. The spring constant can be assumed to be and time of collision is negligible. After all collisions are over,

The root mean square angular velocity of a diatomic molecule (with each atom of mass and interatomic distance $a$ ) is given by :

The specific heats and , of a diatomic gas are and respectively. Another diatomic gas , has the corresponding values as and respectively. Which among the following is correct?
