Cp/CV measurement as per Rüchardt
Experiment no.: 8.3.8
A ball oscillates in a glass tube above a certain volume of gas. A computer is used to measure the amplitude of the ball (the pressure of the gas) as a function of time.
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Experimental set-up
Damped oscillation
Adiabatic expansion
Isothermal and adiabatic expansion
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