Total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is:
A
3
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B
5
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C
2
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D
7
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Solution
The correct option is B 5 Rigid diatomic molecules have 3 translational degrees of freedom and 2 rotational degrees of freedom.
So, total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is 5