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Graduate Why are specific heat high in water but low in ethylene glycol?
hahaha i just had my breakthrough with the vibrational energy and the bond strength thanks to your equation and your link about the vibrational of triatomic molecules!okay so basically: En = (n+1/2)hw where 'w' is the frequency of the vibrations. As seen on...- junglefish1
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Graduate Why are specific heat high in water but low in ethylene glycol?
Hah thankyou yeah I've realized that the provide a theoretical explanation for why some molecules contain higher specific heats the others its rather complex and I am sure if I right but it can be impossible at times? Well without experimentation. But since I've been researching this for the...- junglefish1
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Graduate Why are specific heat high in water but low in ethylene glycol?
Im sorry to ask such a question but I've been trying to understand the molecular reasons for why specific heat is high in some molecules but low in others. For example water has a specific heat of 4180 yet has a boiling point of 100 degrees Celsius but ethylene glycol (ethane 1,2 di-ol) has a...- junglefish1
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