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(A) Calculate the specific heat capacity at constant volume of water vapor, assuming the nonlinear tri-atomic molecules has three translational and three rotational degree of freedom and that vibrational motion does not contribute. The molar mass of water is 18 g/mol.(B) The actual specific heat capacity of water vapor at low pressure is about 2000 J/kg*K. Compare this with your calculation and comment on the actual role of vibrational motion.he molar mass of water is 18 g/mol. (B) The actual specific heat capacity of water vapor at low pressure is about 2000 J/kg*K. Compare this with your calculation and comment on the actual role of vibrational motion.
Heat Capacity: ratio of the amount of energy absorbed to the associated temperature rise. Example: if it takes 10 calories to raise the temperature of a glass of water by 2 C, then the heat capacity of the glass of water is 10 calories/2C = 5 calories per C. Specific Heat: the heat capacity of a substance per unit mass. Example: for water, it takes 1 calorie to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1C. So the specific heat for water is 1cal/gram C.