Given below two statement|KTG & THERMODYNAMICS|JEE-Main 2021

JEE MAIN 2021

25-02-2021 S2

Question

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature obeys Maxwell's distribution.
Statement II : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Select the correct option:

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

✓ Correct! Well done.

✗ Incorrect. Try again or view the solution.

Solution

Translational degree of freedom = 3
Rotational degree of freedom = 2

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