The Equipartition Theorem

question 47

Multiple Choice

The equipartition theorem

• A)fails to explain the fact that monatomic atoms do not rotate about any of three possible mutually perpendicular axes.
• B)is unable to account for the dependency of heat capacities on temperature.
• C)fails to predict correctly the heat capacities of solids at high temperatures.
• D)does not acknowledge the quantization of energy.
• E)is described by all of these

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