Why Does Iron Have a Higher Molar Specific Heat Than Its Debye Value?

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Iron exhibits a molar specific heat greater than the Debye value of 3R, which is approximately 25 J K-1 mol-1. The Debye temperature is a critical factor influencing this behavior. As temperature increases, heat capacity approaches the limiting value of 3R, indicating the material's thermal properties. Additionally, the linear coefficient of thermal expansion is affected by atomic bonding strength, with materials that have strong atomic bonds typically exhibiting lower thermal expansion coefficients.

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Why does iron have molar specific heat greater than Debye value 3R?
 
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Specific temperature known as Debye temperature. The saturation value is approximately equal to 3R.

Heat capacity increases with temperature and reaches a limiting value of 3R =25 JK-1mol-1, where R is the gas constant
Most solid materials expand upon heating and contract when cooled. The parameter is called the linear coefficient of thermal expansion; it is a material property that is indicative of the extent to which a material expands upon heating, and has units of reciprocal temperature [(0C)-1 or (0F)-1]. If a very deep energy trough caused by strong atomic bonding is characteristic of the material, the atoms separate to a lesser and the material has low linear coefficient of thermal expansion. This relationship also suggests that materials having a high melting temperature – also due to strong atomic bonds – have low thermal expansion coefficients.
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