Abhishek Singh
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
It arises from the first law of the thermodynamics
dq = dU + pdv …..........(1)
for const pressure dq= n Cp dT
and dU= nCvdT
always holds true .
PV=nRT------> Pdv= nRdT at const pressure
Put all these in eqn. 1
n Cp dT = nCvdT + n RdT
----------> Cp - Cv = R