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Classical thermodynamics does not require detailed molecular information for thermodynamics parameters. The heat capacity is a proportionality constant relating E to T:
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Starzak, M.E. (2010). The Foundations of Statistical Thermodynamics. In: Energy and Entropy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77823-5_10
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