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Subject: can the specific heat of a gas in a process be negative

Date: Tue Apr 14 00:38:03 1998
Posted by srinath
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Country: india
Area of science: Physics
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In the process pv^n =const, the specific heat can be found as a function of 'n'
so one can argue in 2 ways as to whether sp.heat can be +ve or -ve
so which is right


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