Consider the ratios of the heat capacities ? = Cp/Cv for the three types of ideal gases: monatomic, diatomic, and polyatomic.
A. ? is the greatest for monatomic gases
B. ? is the greatest for polyatomic gases
C. ? is the same only for diatomic and polyatomic gases
D. ? is the same only for monatomic and diatomic gases
E. ? is the same for all three
Answer: A. ? is the greatest for monatomic gases
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