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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Kinetic Theory of Gases

The number of rotational degrees of freedom of a diatomic molecule

  1. A \(0\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(2\)
  4. D \(3\)
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(C) \(2\)

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The diatomic molecule can rotate about any axis at right angles to its own axis. Hence, it has two rotational degrees of freedom.
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