- #1
kq6up
- 368
- 13
Then I see this line in a Wiki article:
For an ideal gas, the heat capacity is constant with temperature. Accordingly we can express the enthalpy as H = n C_P T and the internal energy as U = n C_V T, where n is the amount of substance in moles. Thus, it can also be said that the heat capacity ratio is the ratio between the enthalpy to the internal energy:
\gamma = \frac{H}{U}
Is this statement false? If not, some clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris Maness
For an ideal gas, the heat capacity is constant with temperature. Accordingly we can express the enthalpy as H = n C_P T and the internal energy as U = n C_V T, where n is the amount of substance in moles. Thus, it can also be said that the heat capacity ratio is the ratio between the enthalpy to the internal energy:
\gamma = \frac{H}{U}
Is this statement false? If not, some clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris Maness