Assertion :Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule corresponding to each degree of freedom is $k_{B} T$ . Reason: For every molecule, vibrational degree of freedom is 2.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule for each degree of freedom is $k_{B} T$ . Number of vibrational degrees of freedom for a molecule is 3.

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Assertion :Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule corresponding to each degree of freedom is kBT. Reason: For every molecule, vibrational degree of freedom is 2.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule for each degree of freedom is kBT. Number of vibrational degrees of freedom for a molecule is 3.

Assertion :Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule corresponding to each degree of freedom is $k_{B} T$ . Reason: For every molecule, vibrational degree of freedom is 2.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Vibrational energy of diatomic molecule for each degree of freedom is $k_{B} T$ . Number of vibrational degrees of freedom for a molecule is 3.