The molar specific heat at constant pressure of an ideal gas is $(7/2)R$. The ratio of specific heat at constant pressure to that at constant volume is

  • A
    $9/7$
  • B
    $7/5$
  • C
    $8/7$
  • D
    $5/7$

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$C_{v}$ and $C_{p}$ denote the molar specific heat capacities of a gas at constant volume and constant pressure,respectively. Then
$(A)$ $C_{p}-C_{v}$ is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas
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$(C)$ $C_{p} / C_{v}$ is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monoatomic ideal gas
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