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
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,

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:

The ratio CP/CV for a gas mixture consisting of of helium and of oxygen is :

The degree of freedom of an atom of a solid substance are

1 mole of a gas having is mixed with mole of a gas having What will be the for the mixture?


For a gas, if ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and volume is , then value of degrees of freedom is,

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

Calculate the mean kinetic energy of one gram of carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide is a triatomic gas . (Given, = Avogadro number, = Boltzmann constant and molecular weight of )

If is the moment of inertia of a rigid diatomic molecule, then calculate the angular mean square velocity of a rotating molecule in the gas sample, if the temperature is . (=Boltzmann constant)

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