What does the subscript 'p' in Cp indicate in thermodynamics?
Relating Heat Capacities: Cp and Cv

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Constant temperature
Constant pressure
Constant volume
Constant entropy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which equation is used to convert Cv to Cp?
Cp = Cv + nR
Cp = Cv / nR
Cp = Cv - nR
Cp = Cv * nR
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the partial derivative of pressure with respect to temperature at constant volume for an ideal gas?
nR
nR/V
nRT/V
nR/P
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the unit of Cp when it is independent of the number of moles?
Joules per mole Kelvin
Joules per Kelvin
Kelvin per mole
Moles per Joule
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the context of an ideal gas, what does the expression nRT/V represent?
Pressure
Volume
Temperature
Entropy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method allows you to see explicitly what cancels in the derivation of Cp = Cv + nR?
Applying the hard shell model
Using the van der Waals equation
Substituting nRT/V for pressure
Using the ideal gas law directly
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the benefit of recognizing nRT/V as pressure in the derivation?
It changes the units
It simplifies the calculation
It introduces new variables
It complicates the equation
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