pv^n=constant

A gas undergoes a process in which its pressure p and volume V are relates as
pVn = constant, where n is a constant and denotes the ratio Cp/CV. The molar heat capacity for the gas in this process will be zero if the value of n is ...

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kaymant ·

The molar heat capacity will be zero if the heat transfer, δQ, for the process is zero. That happens for an adiabatic process. So n = γ which is Cp/Cv.

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