Each rotational and translational degree of freedom will contribute " R " / 2 in the total molar heat capacity of the gas.
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Experimentally, however, electrons contribute little to the heat capacity : the molar heat capacities of many conductors and insulators are nearly the same.
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Are we to assume that the molar heat capacity of a black hole ( a property independent of mass though not density ) is near-infinite?
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One may refer to such a " per mole " quantity as molar heat capacity to distinguish it from specific heat capacity on a per mass basis.
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In chemistry, heat capacity is often specified relative to one mole, the unit of amount of substance, and is called the "'molar heat capacity " '.
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For matter in a crystalline solid phase, the Dulong Petit law, which was discovered empirically, states that the molar heat capacity assumes the value 3 " R ".
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Indeed, for solid metallic chemical elements at room temperature, molar heat capacities range from about 2.8 " R " to 3.4 " R ".
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B and hence, in particular, the heat capacity of a K ), equipartition predicts that the molar heat capacity of an ideal gas is roughly 3 cal / ( mol�K ).
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However, the experimental values for molar heat capacities of diatomic gases are typically about 5 cal / ( mol�K ) and fall to 3 cal / ( mol�K ) at very low temperatures.
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The theorem predicts that the molar heat capacity of simple monatomic gases should be roughly 3 cal / ( mol�K ), whereas that of diatomic gases should be roughly 7 cal / ( mol�K ).
