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7/2 versus 9/2 for diatomic heat capacity
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I calculated the classical heat capacity of a diatomic gas as $C_V = (9/2)Nk_B$, however the accepted value is $C_V = (7/2)Nk_B$.
I assumed the classical Hamiltonian of two identical atoms ...
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