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Heat Capacity C.
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree is called its heat capacity.
If one gram of the substance is considered it is named as specific heat capacity.
If one mole of the substance, it is termed as molar heat capacity.
According to I law of Thermodynamics,
Sq = dE + pdv
Specific heat capacity of constant volume Cv:
At constant volume
dv = 0
Heat Capacity at constant pressure Cp:
By definition,
At constant P, dH = dE + pdv.
Relation between Cp and Cv: Based on work of expansion:
Cp.dT - CvdT = pdv. → ( 3)
For one mole of an ideal gas,
pv = RT
Differentiating the above equation.
pdv + vdp = R.dT.
At constant P, vdp = 0
pdv = RdT → (4)
Substituting (4) in (3),
( Cp - Cv ) dT = R. dT