Dulong and Petit's law
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Du·long and Pe·tit's law
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈd(y)ü-ˌlȯŋ-ən-pə-ˈtēz-, d(y)ü-ˈ 
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : 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 gram-atomic weight                                      
                
                    
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