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Rotational Specific Heat and Rotational Entropy of Simple Gases at Moderate Temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

G. B. B. M. Sutherland
G. B. B. M. Sutherland
Affiliation:
Trinity College
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It is well known that the rotational specific heat of a diatomic gas is given by

where R is the gas constant, σ = h2/8π2AKT, h is Planck's constant, T is the absolute temperature, K is Boltzmann's constant, and A is the moment of inertia of the molecule.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , July 1930 , pp. 402 - 418
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1930

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