DULONG AND PETIT'S LAW
\djˈʊlɒŋ and pətˈiːs lˈɔː], \djˈʊlɒŋ and pətˈiːs lˈɔː], \d_j_ˈʊ_l_ɒ_ŋ a_n_d p_ə_t_ˈiː_s l_ˈɔː]\
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The law that the specific heat of any solid elementary body is in inverse ratio to its atomic weight, i. e., that the product of the specific heat and the atomic weight is a constant number for all elementary bodies.
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See under Dulong and Petit.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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