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An ideal gas consistsof molecules, each molecule being a linear chain of four atoms. If this gas is heated up to a temperature at which all degrees of freedom, including vibrational, are excited, the molar specific heat of such a gas at constant volume will be (include vibrational degrees also)

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`(19R)/(2)`
`(15R)/(2)`
`6R`
`9R`

Solution :A molecule with linear chain of four atoms will have
(i) three translational DEGREES of freedom,
(ii) `(2xx4)=8` rotational degrees of freedom and
(iii) `(2xx4)=8` VIBRATIONAL degree of freedom.
(Note : Rotation axes PASS through each atom PERPENDICULAR to linear chain, and vibration can occur for each atom in a plane perpendicular to linear chain). HENCE total number of degrees of freedom = `3+8+8=19`.
Hence, molar specific heat at constant volume = `19R//2`.


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