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IN the alkali metals, the electrons may be considered as degenerate in the Fermi-Dirac sense and incapable of contributing more than a few per cent to the specific heat. The explanation of any effect which exists is therefore probably to be sought in the lattice itself.
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CARPENTER, L., HARLE, T. & STEWARD, C. Specific Heat of the Alkalis. Nature 141, 1015–1016 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1411015a0
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