Problem 2.73

Find the adiabatic exponent $\gamma$ for a mixture consisting of $v_{1}$ moles of a monatomic gas and $v_{2}$ moles of gas of rigid diatomic molecules.

Reveal Answer

\gamma=\left(5 v_{1}+7 v_{2}\right) /\left(3 v_{1}+5 v_{2}\right)

Kinetic theory of gases. Boltzmanns Law and Maxwell distribution