If the ratio of specific heats of a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume is $\gamma$,then the number of degrees of freedom of the rigid molecules of the gas is

  • A
    $\frac{3 \gamma-1}{2 \gamma-1}$
  • B
    $\frac{2}{\gamma-1}$
  • C
    $\frac{9}{2}(\gamma-1)$
  • D
    $\frac{25}{2}(\gamma-1)$

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