- law of dulong and petit
- Usage: usually capitalized D&P
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law of dulong and petit
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Dulong and Petit's law — Du·long and Pe·tit s law d(y)ü .lȯŋ ən pə tēz , d(y)ü n a law in physics and chemistry: the specific heats of most solid elements multiplied by their atomic weights are nearly the same averaging a little over six calories per degree Celsius per… … Medical dictionary
dulong and petit's law — |d(y)üˌl]ȯŋənpəˈtēz , d(y)ü|l] noun Usage: usually capitalized D&P Etymology: after Pierre L. Dulong died 1838 and Alexis T. Petit died 1820 French physicists : a law in physics and chemistry: the atomic heats of most solid elements are nearly… … Useful english dictionary
Petit's law — Dulong and Petit s l … Medical dictionary
Dulong–Petit law — The Dulong–Petit law, a chemical law proposed in 1819 by French physicists Pierre Louis Dulong and Alexis Thérèse Petit, states the classical expression for the molar specific heat capacity of a crystal. Experimentally the two scientists had… … Wikipedia
Petit , Alexis-Thérèse — (1791–1820) French physicist Petit, who was born at Vesoul in France, entered the Ecole Polytechnique in 1807. He spent a period teaching physics in Paris, and received a doctorate in 1811. He was one of the professors of physics at the Ecole… … Scientists
Petit's law — Pe·tit s law (pə tēzґ) [Alexis Therese Petit, French physicist, 1791–1820] Dulong and Petit s law; see under law … Medical dictionary
Pierre Louis Dulong — (February 12, 1785 ndash; July 19, 1838) was a French physicist and chemist, remembered today largely for the law of Dulong and Petit. Life and work Dulong was born in Rouen, France. He worked on the specific heat capacity and the expansion and… … Wikipedia
Dulong–Petit law — ▪ science statement that the gram atomic heat capacity (specific heat times atomic weight) of an element is a constant; that is, it is the same for all solid elements, about six calories per gram atom. The law was formulated (1819) on the… … Universalium
Dulong-Petit law — n. chemical law that states that specific heat capacity of many solid elements are contrarily proportional to their atomic weights (law formulated in 1819 by Pierre Louis Dulong and Alexis Petit) … English contemporary dictionary
Pierre Louis Dulong — (* 12. Februar 1785 in Rouen; † 19. Juli 1838 in Paris) war ein französischer Mediziner, Physiker und Chemiker. Inhaltsver … Deutsch Wikipedia
