Clement-Desormes: ratio of specific heats gamma
Pump air, release it suddenly, let it warm up and use the two manometer heights to get gamma = h1/(h1 - h2).
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 11. Thermodynamics |
| NCERT section | Thermodynamics |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 14 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: adiabatic · gamma · Cp/Cv · Clement Desormes