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The lighter elements tend to have higher frequency vibrational modes, which take more thermal energy to excite. Therefore, at room temperature, there may not be the 6 full "degrees of freedom" activated that are implied by the Dulong-Petit law (3 translational + 3 vibrational).

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Q: Why does not Dulong and Petit's Law hold for elements like B C Si etc?
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