Above the Debye temperature, the specific heat is predicted to be 3R, where R is in units of kJ/kmol.K. Make a plot for the elements with Debye temperature on the x-axis and specific heat in these units on the y-axis to explore this. You need to insert a conversion factor because of the units. Here it is, expressed in the units contained in the database:
Form this quantity, dividing the result by R 8.314 kJ/kmol.K, and plot it against the Debye temperature. The result should be 3 except for materials with high Debye temperatures. Is it? Fit a curve by eye to the data. At roughly what temperature does the drop-off first begin
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