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The Specific Heat of Methane
Phys. Rev. 37, 830 – Published 1 April, 1931
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.37.830
Abstract
Two different forms have been suggested for the methane molecule by various authors. They are the symmetrical tetrahedron and the symmetrical pyramid. Calculations have been made for the values of the specific heat at constant volume for the two types of structure. It is found that neither type gives values in agreement with experiment. The curve obtained on the basis of a tetrahedral structure however gives much better agreement than the resulting curve for the pyramidal structure.
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