Given, ideal gas equation, U=3pV+4 Here, U= internal energy, p= pressure and V= volume. By ideal gas equation, pV=nRΔT=RΔT(∵n=1)…(i)ΔU=nCv​ΔT=3pV+4=n2f​RΔT=3pV+4⇒fRΔT=6pV+8⇒f⋅pV=6pV+8 [From Eq. (i)] ⇒f=6+pV8​ [From Eq. (i)] As, degree of freedom is more than 6 . ∴ Gas is polyatomic.