Mayer’s relation connects the specific heats of a perfect gas to the specific gas constant ([latex]R_s[/latex]). The relation is [latex]c_p – c_v = R_s[/latex]. For molar specific heats ([latex]C_p[/latex] and [latex]C_v[/latex]), the relation is [latex]C_p – C_v = R[/latex], where [latex]R[/latex] is the universal gas constant. This shows that [latex]c_p[/latex] is always greater than [latex]c_v[/latex].
