Molar specific heat of a gas

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– explain the concept of molar specific heat at constant volume
– explain the concept of molar specific heat at constant pressure
– state the theoretical assumptions for calculating the molar specific heat of gases from the kinetic theory of gases
– explain the discrepancy between the values of the specific molar heat obtained in an experiment and those obtained from theoretical calculations
– explain the principle of equipartition of energy.