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Definition of: Dulong and Petit's law
(dü·lô
′, pe·tēz′) Physics
A statement that the specific heat of any solid element, multiplied by the atomic weight is nearly a constant (approximately, 6.4). [after P. L. Dulong, 1785–1838; A. T. Petit, 1791–1820, French physicists]
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