What is Mayer's relation connecting principal molar heat capacities $C_p$ and $C_v$ for an ideal gas?
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What is Mayer's relation connecting principal molar heat capacities $Cp$ and $Cv$ for an ideal gas?

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Mayer's relation for an ideal gas is given by $Cp - Cv = R$, where $R$ is the universal gas constant.

Thermodynamics