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The Quantum Theory of Atoms and Molecules - The Ritchie Group

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Quantisation is the answer….<br />

Δε 〉〉 kT Δε ≈ kT Δε<br />

〈〈 kT<br />

Heat capacity<br />

( R/2 J K-1 mol-1)<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

Debye<br />

Einstein<br />

B<br />

Temperature T<br />

Dulong & Petit<br />

1.What matters is size<br />

<strong>of</strong> Δε compared to kT<br />

2.Each solid has a<br />

unique Δε ⇒ C v (T)<br />

“cuts-on” at different<br />

T but has same shape<br />

for all.

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