Use the measured specific heat of ice [c = 0.49 cal/g K] at temperatures somewhat below freezing to determine an experimental estimate of the number of active degrees of free- dom in ice. (For a solid, cp and c, are nearly identical, because AV/AT is small for a solid.) From this, estimate how many internal degrees of freedom of the H2O molecule (by internal, we mean internal to the molecule) are contributing to the heat capacity of ice.

Use the measured specific heat of ice [c = 0.49 cal/g K] at temperatures somewhat below freezing to determine an experimental estimate of the number of active degrees of free- dom in ice. (For a solid, cp and c, are nearly identical, because AV/AT is small for a solid.) From this, estimate how many internal degrees of freedom of the H2O molecule (by internal, we mean internal to the molecule) are contributing to the heat capacity of ice.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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