Question: Two identical cylinders with a piston contain two different gases ( equal masses ) : helium in one, carbonic acid gas in the other. Gases

  Two identical cylinders with a piston contain two different gases (equal masses): helium in one, carbonic acid gas in the other. Gases are heated with the same amount of heat. Will the gas temperatures achieved in these heating experiments be the same? Which gas will reach the highest temperature after heating? 

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