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    Feb 1, 2010, 12:33 PM
    Thermodynamics cp>cv
    Why Cp>Cv
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    Feb 1, 2010, 12:38 PM

    Cp-Cv=R
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    Feb 14, 2010, 01:51 AM

    Remember that when V = const , then no work is done by the gas -- the received heat is used exclusively for increase of the temperature. When P = const, received heat is partially used for work, therefore the temperature change is smaller.
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